Figure 1.
Conceptual model and the study hypotheses.
Table 1.
Relationshipbetween ethical climate perception and nurses’ organizational commitment.
| Pearson correlation (r) | Organizational commitment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affective commitment | Continuous commitment | Normative commitment | Total | ||
| Ethical climate | Individual egoism | 0.307*** | 0.063 | 0.230*** | 0.240*** |
| Global egoism | –0.029 | 0.054 | –0.173 | –0.054 | |
| Individual ethical principles | 0.319*** | 0.073 | 0.222*** | 0.247*** | |
| Regional egoism | 0.162** | 0.052 | 0.185** | 0.164** | |
| Individual benevolence | 0.227*** | 0.132* | 0.130* | 0.208*** | |
| Regional ethical principles | 0.327*** | 0.019 | 0.177** | 0.201** | |
| Regional benevolence | 0.187** | 0.004 | 0.143* | 0.129* | |
| Global ethical principles | 0.279*** | –0.004 | 0.174** | 0.170** | |
| Global benevolence | 0.327*** | 0.166** | 0.177** | 0.281*** | |
| Total | 0.372*** | 0.098 | 0.222*** | 0.279*** | |
Table 2.
Relationship between nurses’ organizational commitment and their ethical behaviors.
| Pearson correlation (r) | Organizational commitment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affective commitment | Continuous commitment | Normative commitment | Total | |
| Ethical behavior | –0.008 | 0.065 | 0.008 | 0.036 |
Table 3.
Relationship between nurses’ ethical climate and behaviors.
| Variables | r |
|---|---|
| Individual egoism | 0.039 |
| Global egoism | –0.038 |
| Individual ethical principles | 0.061 |
| Regional egoism | 0.079 |
| Individual benevolence | 0.227*** |
| Regional ethical principles | 0.033 |
| Regional benevolence | 0.096 |
| Global ethical principles | 0.062 |
| Global benevolence | 0.067 |
| Total | 0.085 |
Figure 2.
Path diagram that shows the factor loads of the observed variables after modifications in the latent variables (ethical climate, organizational commitment, and ethical behavior).