Abstract
The aim of the current study was to investigate the mediating effect of an ethical climate on the relationship between organizational justice (OJ) and workplace stress. The quantitative survey research design was used and cross sectional data was collected. A structured questionnaire was distributed among the nurses working in different healthcare organizations in the Qassim region. There were total 5542 nurses working in different public and private healthcare organizations. Non-probability convenience sampling technique was used for selecting sample size. Total 510 completed questionnaires were collected back and used in the study for data analysis. For data analysis AMOS-SEM was used. Measurement and structural models were developed and tested in the current study. Reliability and validity were investigated through measurement model, while for hypotheses testing structural model was developed. Findings of the study indicated that scale used in the study was found reliable and valid. Factor loadings, average variance extracted and construct reliability met the threshold level/standard criteria. Structural model also revealed that ethical climate mediated the relationship between organizational justice (OJ) and stress. This is an original work and contribution to the body of knowledge by extending literature on justice, stress and ethical climate. Presence of justice and ethical climate made it possible for employees to better manage their stress.
Highlights
Organizational justice (OJ) significantly contributes towards employees’ stress (Sharma and Kumra, 2020)
Yielding the response rate of 85%.There are different instruments developed by different scholars, to measure organizational justice Niehoff and Moorman (1993) has validated and reported 20 items scale for OJ, scale of ethical climate was developed by Schwepker, (2001) and work related stress was developed by Keller (1984)
Justice and ethics could play their positive role in the organizations and help the organizations to reduce the level of stress among their employees
Summary
Organizational justice (OJ) significantly contributes towards employees’ stress (Sharma and Kumra, 2020). Sharma and Kumra (2020) argued that unequal distribution of resources and unethical behavior is responsible for increasing level of stress among a workforce. Organizational justice significantly predicts commitment, employee engagement, their mental health and stress. It is essential for organizations to understand employee’s innovative work behavior (Shakil, Memon & Ting, 2021), stress at workplace to increase their performance. Islam and Alharthi (2020) explained that ethical climate plays its crucial role in increasing or decreasing level of stress. It is very important for organizations to implement and practice ethical climate in order to control negative outcome such as stress. The most dominant issue which can increase the level of stress is injustice (Sert, Elci, Uslu & Sener, 2014)
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