Mediating Effect of Ethical Climate on the Relationship between Organizational Justice and Job Satisfaction

Ethical behavior is one of the main factors affecting job satisfaction. Job satisfaction had become an important issue for organizations in recent years, including in hospitals because it can have an impact on patient care and patient care costs. Nurses are one of the most numerous professionals in the hospital. This study aimed to analyze the mediating effect of ethical climate on the relationship between organizational justice and job satisfaction. The research type was quantitative with a cross-sectional design. This research was conducted at the Hasanuddin University Teaching Hospital. the respondent number was 133 nurses who worked in the Emergency Unit, Outpatient unit, Inpatient unit, Center Operating Theater, Intensive Care Unit, Hemodialysis treatment room, Chemotherapy treatment room, and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The sampling technique used was exhausted sampling. Data were collected using a questionnaire. Path analysis with Partial Least Square (PLS) was used to see the role of ethical climate mediation between organizational justice and job satisfaction. The results showed that the ethical climate significantly played a role in mediating the effect of organizational justice towards job satisfaction (Coefficient β = 0.255; T statistic = 3.413). The relationship formed was a positive relationship. The development of an ethical climate and organizational justice in organizations helps to increase job satisfaction, which will further affect employee performance and commitment.