The Mediating Role of Ethical Ideology in the Relationship between Ethical Leadership and Organizational Justice with Organizational Misbehavior

Background: The proper organizational behavior and the avoidance of organizational misbehavior, the ethical ideology of managers in order to direct internal decision making for the right decisions, to prioritize ethics in the organization, and the existence of organizational justice at the workplace, which increase the effectiveness of the organization, illustrates the necessity of  this research with the aim of investigate the role of moderating ethical ideology in relation to ethical leadership, organizational justice, and organizational misbehavior. Method: This research was a correlation survey. Population of the study includes all managers of the schools in Isfahan province. The statistical population of the study were 263 people. A questionnaire was used to measure the variables of the research, which included 73 items and 7 sub-scales. The data were analyzed by frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation of Pearson correlation coefficient and modulatory hierarchical regression analysis with the help of Statistical Package in Social Sciences, version 22, and MODPROBE software based on Andrew F. Hayes's method. Results: Findings showed that there is a significant relationship between the variables of research. In the relationship between ethical leadership and organizational justice with organizational misbehavior, ethical idealism plays a moderating role (P ≤ 0.05). Conclusion: The greater the moral philosophy of idealism in individuals, the greater the impact of ethical leadership on organizational justice and ultimately on organizational misconduct.