Ethical leadership outcomes in nursing: A qualitative study

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (8) ◽  
pp. 1051-1063 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maasoumeh Barkhordari-Sharifabad ◽  
Tahereh Ashktorab ◽  
Foroozan Atashzadeh-Shoorideh
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Ethical Behavior ◽  
Ethical Climate ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Nursing Profession ◽  
Nursing Managers

Background: Leadership style adopted by nursing managers is a key element in progress and development of nursing and quality of healthcare services received by the patients. In this regard, the role of ethical leadership is of utmost importance. Objectives: The objective of the study was to elaborate on the ethical leadership and its role in professional progress and growth of nurses in the light of work condition in health providing institutes. Methods: The study was carried out as a qualitative study following conventional content analysis method. In total, 14 nursing faculty members and nursing managers at different levels were selected through purposive sampling method. Semi-structured interviews were used for data gathering. The data were analyzed using latent content analysis and constant comparison analysis. Ethical considerations: This study was conducted in accordance with ethical issues in research with human participants and national rules and regulations related to informed consent and confidentiality. The study was approved by the Committee of Ethics in Research at the Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences in Tehran, Iran, under the code: sbmu.rec.1393.695 on 15 February 2015. Findings: Five subcategories were obtained based on the analysis, which constituted two main categories including “all-inclusive satisfaction” and “productivity.” Nursing leaders highlighted the point that their ethical behavior creates “inner satisfaction of the leader,” “employees’ job satisfaction,” and “patients’ satisfaction.” Improvement of productivity was another outcome of ethical behavior of the leaders. This kind of behavior resulted in “providing better services” and “inspiring ethical behavior in the employees.” It has great influence on progress and growth of the nursing profession. Conclusion: By creating an ethical climate, ethical leadership leads to positive and effective outcomes—for the patients as well as for the nurses and the leaders—and professional progress and development of the nursing profession. Therefore, an ethical work environment that supports nurses’ progress and development can be developed by paying more attention to moralities in recruitment, teaching ethical values to the leaders, and using a systematic and objective approach to assess morality in the environment.

Managerial ethical leadership, ethical climate and employee ethical behavior: does moral attentiveness matter?

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Hussam Al Halbusi ◽  
Pablo Ruiz-Palomino ◽  
Rafael Morales-Sánchez ◽  
Fadi Abdel Muniem (F.A.M.) Abdel Fattah
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Ethical Behavior ◽  
Ethical Climate ◽  
Moral Attentiveness

scholarly journals The role of working environment in nurses’ career advancement from nursing mangers’ perspectives: A qualitative study

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Reza Sheikhi ◽  
Masoud Fallahi Khoshknab ◽  
Farahnaz Mohammadi ◽  
Fatemeh Oskouie
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Career Advancement ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Nursing Managers ◽  
Content Analysis Method ◽  
Data Saturation ◽  
Purposive Sample

Background: Nurses’ career advancement is a dynamic and unique concept which is explained in the context of working environment.Objective: This study aimed to explore the role of working environment in nurses’ career advancement from Nursing Mangers’ Perspectives.Methods: This qualitative study was conducted using content analysis method. Eighteen nursing managers from hospitals affiliated to Qazvin, Tehran, Iran and Shahid Beheshti Medical Sciences Universities participated in the study. A purposive sample of nursing mangers with rich experiences and maximum variations were selected and continued to reaching data saturation. The data were analyzed using content analysis method.Results: Participants believed that working environment have two major roles in nurses’ career advancement including motivating and restricting roles. According to nursing mangers, motivating working environment had facilitating role, while restricting working environment had blocking role in Iranian nurses’ career advancement.Conclusions: It seems that recognizing characteristics of working environment could assist nurses and nursing managers to develop conditions of working environment facilitating career advancement for nurses and decrease restrictive factors.

scholarly journals Influence of ethical behavior on Corporate Governance of firm’s performance in Ghana.

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (06) ◽  
Author(s):  
Obeng Kwakye ◽  
Kong Yusheng ◽  
Emmanuel Caesar Ayamba ◽  
Andrew Agyemang Osei
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Financial Development ◽  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Ethical Behavior ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Code Of Conduct ◽  
Business Organizations ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact

This study aims at analyzing the influence which ethical behavior has on the corporate governance of firm’s performance in Ghana. The existing of ethical issues in business organizations and the general code of conduct which these companies are supposed to follow has brought about the need for researchers to assess their implications to the management of these firms. The findings in this study are essential in acknowledging the impact of ethical behavior on the management of the organization. This study has given us an in-depth understanding of the effects of ethical attributes such as ethical leadership and corporate governance to the overall financial development and performance of firms in Ghana

scholarly journals Protective reactions of ICU nurses providing care for patients with COVID-19: a qualitative study

BMC Nursing ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yaser Moradi ◽  
Rahim Baghaei ◽  
keyvan Hosseingholipour ◽  
Farzin Mollazadeh
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Nursing Managers ◽  
Content Analysis Method ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Stressful Experience

Abstract Background The exponential spread of COVID-19 has caused a huge threat to public health worldwide. Providing care for patients with COVID-19 is a stressful experience for ICU nurses, which can affect their protective reactions. The present study was conducted to explore the protective reactions of ICU nurses providing care for patients with COVID-19. Methods This qualitative descriptive study was conducted to discover the protective reactions of nurses providing care for patients with COVID-19. A total of 14 ICU nurses were selected by purposive sampling. Data were collected using individual semi-structured face-to-face interviews. All interviews were recorded, and then codes and themes were extracted using content analysis method. Finding Seventeen subcategories, six categories and two themes were extracted from the analysis of data. These themes include “Unbalanced self-protective reactions” and “Responsible self-protective reactions”. Conclusion During the COVID-19 epidemic and crisis, ICU nurses exhibit different self-protective reactions when providing care for patients with COVID-19, which include unbalanced and responsible reactions. Nursing managers can mitigate these unbalanced reactions by identifying them and their roots. Identifying the protective reactions of ICU nurses in providing care for patients with COVID-19 could assist in developing the necessary interventions to promote positive reactions and reduce unbalanced reactions by finding their root causes.

scholarly journals Explaining Courage in Ethical Decision-making by Nursing Managers: A Qualitative Content Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 254-262
Author(s):  
Mostafa Roshanzadeh ◽  
◽  
Zohreh Vanaki ◽  
Afsaneh Sadooghiasl ◽  
Ali Tajabadi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Ethical Decision ◽  
Nurse Managers ◽  
Ethical Decision Making ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Role Playing ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Nursing Managers

Introduction: Ethical decision-making by nursing managers is influenced by various essential factors, such as courage, without which it is impossible to act on them. Objective: This study aimed to explore the experiences of nursing managers about courage in ethical decision-making. Materials and Methods: The current study was conducted in Iran by a qualitative content analysis approach in 2018. Nineteen nurse managers were selected purposefully from hospitals in Tehran and Shahrekord cities. Data were collected using semi-structured, in-depth, face-to-face interviews, and after transcription, they were analyzed according to the Graneheim and Lundman method. Results: Based on data analysis, we extracted 2 categories (obligation, decisiveness) and 8 subcategories (clearness in expressing decisions, the ability of the manager to make decisions in critical and complex situations, authority/decision-making as a religious responsibility, follow the decision process, being responsible, making compensatory decisions, making preventive decisions). Conclusion: The findings showed that managers who are committed to ethical decision-making have enough assertiveness to make the decisions. Educating, empowering, and sensitizing managers and enhancing their insight into ethical issues through problem-solving and role-playing techniques can play an essential role in promoting their commitment and responsibility.

scholarly journals THE PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY OF NURSING IN THE PAPERS PUBLISHED BY REBEN

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriana de Lima Pimenta ◽  
◽  
Maria de Lourdes de Souza ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Professional Identity ◽  
Nursing Profession ◽  
Theoretical Studies ◽  
Sociology Of Professions ◽  
Scientific Papers ◽  
Brazilian Journal

ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the content of scientific papers published in the Brazilian Journal of Nursing (REBEn) concerning the professional identity of nursing. Method: This qualitative study used content analysis. The study’s corpus was composed of scientific papers published in REBEn from 1983 to 2012; 55 papers were selected. Results: The analysis considered the theoretical propositions of Eliot Freidson concerning the Sociology of Professions. Conclusion: The conclusion is that the papers published in REBEn reveal theoretical inadequacy in the analytical matrix of the nursing profession. Therefore, theoretical studies addressing the nursing profession are needed to support propositions consistent with the complexity of conflicts and how to overcome them.

scholarly journals ETHICAL CLIMATE INDEX: EVIDENCE OF VALIDITY OF THE BRAZILIAN VERSION

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
JULIANA G. ALMEIDA ◽  
JULIANA B. PORTO
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Ethical Climate ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Ethical Decision ◽  
Ethical Decision Making ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Climate Index ◽  
Empirically Supported ◽  
Brazilian Version ◽  
The One

ABSTRACT Purpose: Ethical issues have been a growing concern in Brazilian organizations. One of the variables that have been studied in this field is the Ethical climate. Victor and Cullen’s (1988) measure is the one most applied to address this phenomenon. This scale has been criticized because its structure has not been empirically supported and the need for update measures has been highlighted. As an answer to this critique, Arnaud (2010) proposed the Ethical climate index - the ECI. This measure uses Rest’s (1984) model of ethical decision-making as a background. The main goal of this work was to develop a Brazilian version of the ECI. Originality/value: The ECI does not yet have a Brazilian version. Design/methodology/approach: The first study presents the translated measure, an exploratory and confirmatory study of the factorial structure on a sample of 1,306 employees. In Study 2 (sample of 3,087 employees), we performed first and second order confirmatory analyses of the structure found in Study 1 in a different sample. Findings: The original model showed better goodness of fit in both studies. Additionally, relationships with ethical leadership and abusive leadership were identified. Overall, findings suggest the scale presents good psychometrical properties, presenting itself as a good measure to evaluate ethical climate.

scholarly journals The ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE OF CIVIL EMPLOYEES IN SIDOARJO DISTRICT BASED ON ETHICAL LEADERSHIP, ETHICAL CLIMATE, AND CLIMATE STRENGTH

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Tatag Herbayu L Tatag Herbayu ◽  
Ayoub Gougui ◽  
Abid Fareed
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Ethical Behavior ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Ethical Climate ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Civil Servant ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Clear Understanding ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Performance Results

Ethical climate in several studies differently suggests likely to have a clear understanding of developing ethical behavior to be expected to their organization. Contribution to work behavior as evidence and indicating among employees tend to lead by ethical code. Hierarchy way from highest to the lowest position must lead to work together and construct developing an ethical climate. Thus, this conservative way could be the efficient and most expected value on the organization. In this research, the ethical climate is implemented by the environmental performance results of the civil servant in the Sidoarjo district. This research-based on three variable concepts by each ethical climate, ethical strength, and ethical leadership. This research utilizes a qualitative comparative method with collecting data as a literature study. The Index Satisfaction of Civil Servant in Sidoarjo District as the prime references compared to the issues and variables.

scholarly journals Phenomenology of the COVID-19 Pandemic Experience in Patients Suffering from Chronic Schizophrenia—A Qualitative Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 56
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Kotlarska ◽  
Benita Wielgus ◽  
Łukasz Cichocki
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Psychiatric Care ◽  
Psychiatric Treatment ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
Chronic Schizophrenia ◽  
Subjective Assessment ◽  
Mental Health Patients

Many studies have shown that the COVID-19 pandemic can have a great influence on mental health. However, there is still not enough research to fully understand how people suffering from schizophrenia experience crisis situations such as a pandemic. This qualitative study aims to explore this subject. Ten outpatients suffering from schizophrenia were interviewed in a semi-structured format using an interview designed by the authors for the purpose of this study. The interviews were transcribed, and a conventional qualitative content analysis was conducted. The general themes identified in the content analysis were organized into four categories: first reactions to information about the pandemic; subjective assessment of the pandemic’s impact on patients’ mental health; patients’ attitudes towards the temporary limitations and lockdowns; psychiatric treatment and psychotherapy during the pandemic. A variety of different experiences were observed, but the general conclusion arising from the study suggests that the majority of the interviewed patients coped quite well with the pandemic and that the observed reactions were similar to the reactions of other groups described in the literature. The study also confirmed the importance of the continuity of psychiatric care for patients with schizophrenia.

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