The Effect of Religiosity on Business Ethics with Mediating Role of Monetary Attitude

Authors

1 Associate professor of economics yazd University

2 Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Management and Accounting, Campus of Humanities and Social Sciences, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran.

3 Masters, Faculty of Economics, Management and Accounting, Campus of Humanities and Social Sciences, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran.

4 PhD, Accounting, Faculty of Economics, Management and Accounting, Yazd Branch, Islamic University, Yazd, Iran.

10.30471/iee.2024.9852.2379

Abstract

The present study examines the effect of religiosity on business ethics with the mediating role of money attitude in Yazd city. This research is applied in terms of purpose, descriptive-correlation in terms of method, and survey-cross-sectional in terms of data collection. The statistical population was business owners in Yazd city, and 188 statistical samples were selected using Cochran's formula. To collect information, a standard questionnaire was used, the reliability of which was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha tests and Macdonald's coefficient, and its validity was confirmed by the Fornell-Larker matrix, and finally, the data was analyzed using structural equation modeling in PLS software. . Also, the fit of the model has been examined and confirmed using various indices. The results of the research showed that religiosity has a positive and significant effect on business ethics and money attitude. Also, monetary attitude has a positive and significant effect on business ethics, and monetary attitude plays a mediating role in the relationship between religiosity and business ethics. According to the results, promoting business ethics among business owners in Yazd requires strengthening religiosity. Also, it is necessary to pay attention to the economic, social and cultural factors affecting the monetary attitude.

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