Ethical leadership and its role in achieving job satisfaction A survey study of the opinions of a sample of employees in the Directorate of Civil Status, Passports and Residence in Anbar

Abstract

The research aims to test the relationship and influence between the research variables represented by ethical leadership as an independent variable with its dimensions (personal ethics, administrative ethics, ethical relationships) and job satisfaction as a dependent variable with its dimensions (job content, work conditions, work team, work environment). Thus, the descriptive analytical approach was adopted to discuss its variables. In order to answer the questions of the problem, a questionnaire was designed as a main tool for collecting data. It was distributed to a sample of the organization's employees, numbering (245) employees. In order to achieve the research objectives and reach answers to the research problem and its questions, data analysis and hypothesis testing were conducted using statistical analysis programs (Amos V.26), (V.28 SPSS) and (pls4 Smart). The results showed support for the research hypotheses, the positivity of its objectives and the validity of its scheme. It showed the existence of correlation, influence and moderate effect relationships between the researched variables and at the level of their dimensions. The research reached a set of conclusions, the most important of which are: There is a significant correlation between the research variables, meaning that ethical leadership enhances job satisfaction.