EXAMINING THE MEDIATING ROLE OF ORGANIZATIONAL TRUST ON THE EFFECT OF ETHICAL CLIMATE ON EMPLOYEE VOICE IN THE HEALTH SECTOR

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to reveal whether organizational trust plays a mediating role in the effect of ethical climate perception observed in the health sector on employee voice. In the study designed according to the quantitative research method; the data were collected from the health workers working in a private hospital affiliated to the Provincial Health Directorate in the province of Istanbul by convenience sampling method. SPSS 27, AMOS 22 programs and Process Macro plugin were used in the analysis of the data obtained in the study. According to the findings of the research; organizational ethical climate positively and significantly affects employee voice and organizational trust plays a mediating role in this relationship. In the working environment where the organizational ethical climate is effective, the voice of the employees rises and the trust of the employees in their organizations increases, which strengthens the voice of the employees. Findings show that employees' ethical climate, voice and trust perceptions are related concepts.