Designing a Model for the improvement of Morality with an Emphasis on Decreasing Behavioral Deviations in the Accounting Workplace

The purpose of the present study is to design a model for the improvement of morality with an emphasis on decreasing behavioral deviations in the accounting workplace. In terms of classification of the research based on purpose, it is considered practical and has a qualitative approach, and in terms of theory and argumentation, it is proving and inductive. The research statistical population consisted of 367 auditors who were members of Iran's Official Accounting Society. The research data were collected using a questionnaire instrument in 2021. Data analysis was conducted using structural equations modeling with the approach of partial least square. The results showed that decreasing behavioral deviations is immensely effective on the betterment of the moral condition of auditors and that by reinforcing the research criteria, we can control behavioral deviations and also improve moral condition in the accounting workplace. Furthermore, the results showed that there was a significant (≤0.05) correlation between leadership, psychological, and organizational criteria and accounting moral condition and decreasing behavioral deviations.