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Organizational Ethics Indicators in Iranian Hospital: An Importance‑Performance Analysis Publisher



Shojaei AA1 ; Mahbanooei B2 ; Farahani A3 ; Pourezzat AA4
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  1. 1. Medical Ethics and History of Medicine Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Public Governance, Faculty of Governance, University of Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Business Creation, Faculty of Entrepreneurship, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Source: Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research Published:2023


Abstract

Background: Organizational ethics focuses on the importance of how organizations behave when faced with specific situations and decisions. This study aims to identify and prioritize organizational ethics indicators in Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex (IKHC) in Iran. Materials and Methods: This was a mixed‑method research project. To recognize hospital ethics indicators, 18 semistructured interviews were conducted and 38 indicators were identified through thematic analysis. In the next stage, a quantitative approach was adopted to use the importance‑performance matrix for data analysis. This part was a descriptive survey with a statistical population consisting of nurses, medical, clinical, and administrative staff. The questionnaire was distributed using the random sampling method, and a total of 349 samples were collected. Results: Based on the interviews and open coding, 73 themes were identified for organizational ethics indicators and classified into two main groups: “ethics drivers in hospital” and “personal ethics.” After measuring content validity, 35 indicators of organizational ethics in IKHC were examined in terms of importance and performance. The results showed that nine indicators had high importance and poor performance, 11 had high importance and performance, nine had low importance and performance, and finally six indicators had low importance and high performance, and according to these findings, practical suggestions were put forward. Conclusions: Based on the identified indices and by applying importance‑performance analysis, it is recommended to continually assess the status of ethics in hospitals and offer strategies for improving organizational ethics. © 2023 Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research | Published by Wolters Kluwer - Medknow.