The Impact of Management Stability on Administrative Process Leadership with the Mediating Role of Professional ethics among Medical University Staff

Maryam  Hafezian; Mansoureh  Sfidani; Najmeh  Tavakoli; Shahrbanoo  Dehrouyeh

doi:10.18502/mshsj.v10i4.21553

Maryam Hafezian Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Adib Mazandaran Institute of Higher Education, Sari, Iran
Mansoureh Sfidani MSc in Educational Sciences, Bojnourd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bojnourd, Iran
Najmeh Tavakoli Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Mazandaran Institute of Higher Industrial Education, Babol, Iran
Shahrbanoo Dehrouyeh Assistant professor, Department of Psychology, Adib Mazandaran Institute of Higher Education, Sari, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/mshsj.v10i4.21553

Keywords: Management stability, Administrative leadership, Professional ethics, Medical science staff

Abstract

Background: Administrative Process Leadership constitutes a fundamental pillar of efficiency and effectiveness in any organization. It extends beyond routine management, focusing on leading transformation in work procedures. Accordingly, the present study investigated the effect of management stability on administrative process leadership, with the mediating role of professional ethics of staff at North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences within a causal model framework.

Methods: The present study, based on its purpose, is an applied research, and in terms of its implementation method, is a descriptive-survey study of the correlational type. The statistical population consisted of 147 staff employees of the headquarters of North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences. From this population, 108 individuals responded to the questionnaires via convenience sampling method. The research tools included researcher-made managemen stability questionnaire, the Standard Genuine Leadership Questionnaire by Avolio et al. (2004), and the Professional ethics Questionnaire by Ghasemzadeh et al. (2014) whose validity was confirmed by the field management's professors and their reliability was estimated by Cronbach's alpha (0.85), (0.87) and (0.87). To analyze the data in descriptive and presumption statistics, two SPSS ₂₄ and AMOS ₁₆ software were used.

Results: The findings revealed that the variable of professional ethics mediates the relationship between management stability and administrative process leadership. The indirect path was significant with a p-value of < 0.001. It is also confirmed that management stability has an indirect effect on self-awareness, ethical conduct, and relational transparency.

Conclusion: Considering the key role of management stability and its impact on administrative process leadership alongside professional ethics, it seems essential that managers and officials in the Organization of Medical Sciences pay special attention to these variables and, by eliminating obstacles, provide the necessary grounds for institutionalizing ethics and enhancing the professional ethics of employees.