Influência do clima ético sobre o comprometimento organizacional dos servidores de uma universidade federal

The aim of this study was to verify if the ethical climate influences the organizational commitment of servants in a federal university. Thus an exploratory research of quantitative approach was conducted where a questionnaire was applied to 248 servants. The instrument was formulated from internationally recognized scales and contained assertive about ethical climate and organizational commitment. Data obtained were analyzed using the resources of the descriptive and multivariate statistic. Four dimensions of ethical climate and three dimensions of organizational commitment were identified. The application of Multiple Regression technique confirmed the influence of ethical climate on organizational commitment. The dimension “Support” of the ethical climate had a positive influence on the “Affective” component of the organizational commitment. The ethical climate called “Rules, Laws and Codes” affected the dimensions “Affective” and “Calculative” of the commitment. In turn the ethical climate “Success and Efficiency” they proved to be an antecedent of positive influence on the “Normative” commitment.