نقش ارزشهاي اخلاقي و رهبري اخلاق مدار بر كاهش تنش شغلي كاركنان

The Role of Ethical Values and Moral Based Leadership on Reduction of Job Tension

Background: Ethical values along with moral based leadership have various functions in industries and organizations. One of these functions is the reduction of stress and tension. In this research, the role of ethical values and moral based leadership were investigated on employeesʹ job tension in Esfahan Zoob Ahan Joint-stock company.Methods: Research statistical population were the total of Joint-Stock Zoob Ahan company employees in fall 2009 (approximately 7000 persons) Amonythem . 385 persons were selected vsing stratified random sampling. Instruments which were used for research variable assessment were job tension questionnaire with 15 items (with three subscales named: tension resulted from perceived non-efficacy, tension resulted from ambiguity and limitation of responsibility and choice and tension resulted from conflict), moral based leadership with 9 items and ethical values questionnaire with 4 items. Data were analyzed using Pearsonʹs correlation coefficient and regression analysis.Results: Results showed that there were significant relationships between ethical values with tension resulted from ambiguity and limitation of responsibility and choice, tension resulted form conflict and total job tension. Moral based leadership also had negative significant relation (P< 0.01) with total job tension and their dimensions. The results of regression analysis showed that moral based leadership had predicted tension resulted from perceived non-efficacy, tension resulted form ambiguity and limitation of responsibility and choice and total job tension. But both of the ethical values and moral based leadership had predicted tension resulted from conflict (P<0.01).Conclusion: The results of this research revealed that following the ethical and value standards in the form of moral based leadership could reduce job tension.