The Effect of Good Characters of Managers on Organizational Commitment (Case of Managers of Tamin Ejtemaei Kerman)

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Ph.D. Student in Management, University of Isfahan, Isfahan Campus,Isfahan, Iran

2 professor, Department of Psychology, University of Allameh Tabatabaei, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the effect of good characters of managers on organizational trust in Tamin Ejtemaei in Kerman based on the Islamic hints. This research is descriptive-applicable in terms of objective. Population was 400 managers of Tamin Ejtemaei Organization in Kerman province. A sample of 196 people was selected by Cukran's Formula. A self-administrated questionnaire was employed to measure good characters of managers and organizational trust that vas validated by 5 experts and Cronbach's alpha. To analyze data, SPSS, AMOS, and EQS software were used. Results indicated that good characters of managers including integrity, courage, humility, wisdom, passion, compassion, and humor have a positive and significant influence on organizational trust. In other words, the more suitable perceptions about good characters of managers, the more organizational trusts of employees.

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