title: [Path analysis of the Influence of Hospital Ethical Climate Perceived by Nurses on Supervisor Trust and Organizational Effectiveness].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to analyze the paths of influence that a hospital's ethical climate exerts on nurses' organizational commitment and organizational citizenship behavior, with supervisor trust as the mediating factor, and verify compatibility of the models in hospital nurses.
  
  
  METHODS
  The sample consisted of 374 nurses recruited from four hospitals in 3 cities in Korea. The measurements included the Ethical Climate Questionnaire, Supervisor Trust Questionnaire, Organizational Commitment Questionnaire and Organizational Citizenship Behavior Questionnaire. Ethical Climate Questionnaire consisted of 6 factors; benevolence, personal morality, company rules and procedures, laws and professional codes, self-interest and efficiency. Data were analysed using SPSS version 18.0 and AMOS version 18.0.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Supervisor trust was explained by benevolence and self-interest (29.8%). Organizational commitment was explained by benevolence, supervisor trust, personal morality, and rules and procedures (40.4%). Organizational citizenship behavior was explained by supervisor trust, laws and codes, and benevolence (21.8%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Findings indicate that managers need to develop a positive hospital ethical climate in order to improve nurses' trust in supervisors, organizational commitment and organizational citizenship behavior.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Changwon National University, Changwon, Korea.
authors.forename: Yoon Goo
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Noh
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing·Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea. msjung@gnu.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Myun Sook
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Jung
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D026686:Beneficence; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals / Q000941:ethics*; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010465:Perception; D012919:Social Behavior; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Ethics; Nurses; Organizational Efficiency; Trust