الهه صبحی

Improvement of the organizational trust has a special importance at workplace which can affect the attitude of the employees. Thus, the present study was conducted to examine the effect of organizational trust on the self-efficacy and professional ethics levels among nurses in public hospitals of Tehran, Iran.

This cross-sectional analytical study was carried out on 372 nurses of the public hospital in Tehran city, Iran. Cluster sampling method was used to sampling. Data collection was done using of 3 standard questionaries including: organizational trust (Ronald & Lawrence); professional ethics (Schwartz); and self-efficacy (Michael). The validity and reliability of the questionnaires were confirmed based on the opinions of 35 experts. Data analysis was performed by correlational and regression analyses and structural equation modeling approach using SPSSS version 22 LISREL version 8/5 software’s, respectively.

The results of correlation coefficients between organizational trust and self-efficacy (r = 0.852), organizational trust and professional ethics (r = 0.846) and self-efficacy and professional ethics (r = 0.861) showed a strong positive significant relationship. The results of regression analysis also indicated that both the self-efficacy and professional ethics are highly influenced by organizational trust levels. Furthermore, the beta coefficients in the structural portion of the model revealed that the paths were significant and in the expected direction (ps < 0.01).

According to the research results, organizational trust is a potential factor strongly can affect the behavior of nurses at workplace. Based on the findings, both self-efficacy and professional ethics are influenced by organizational trust, thus improvement of workplace climate could be achieved by enhancing organizational trust and commitment.

This study has been conducted to investigate the relationship between the bureaucracy and the accountability of government agencies. The research method in this study, In terms of the purpose is applied, In terms of the nature and methods, descriptive (survey) and In terms of the relationships between variables is a correlation study. Data has been gathered standard questionnaire. To measure the tendency to bureaucracy and the amount of accountability has been used respectively from Dubrin’s questionnaire and Bovens’s questionnaire. Furthermore, the reliability of the data collected has been re-evaluated through Cronbach's alpha coefficient. The statistical population of the research includes the official staff of the general offices in Tehran province that the sample size was calculated on the basis of Cochran's formula of 294 people and selected by stratified sampling method. According to test results of Kolmogorov – Smirnov and Shapiro – Wilk, data obtained from questionnaires have non-normal Distribution, In order to; measure the correlation between variables has been used Spearman’s correlation coefficient. According to Spearman’s test results; there are direct, strong and positive correlation between elements of the bureaucracy (Organizational Hierarchy, rules and regulations, professionalism and meritocracy) and the amount of accountability of staff.