Identification and Ranking of Antecedents Affecting Ethical-Emotional Acting in Education

Introduction: One of the new topics in organizational behavior management is dealing with moral-emotional acting and the factors affecting it. The aim of the current research is to identify and rank the antecedents affecting ethical-emotional acting in education. Material and Methods: This research is applicable in terms of purpose, which was done with a mixed approach (qualitative and quantitative) with an exploratory design. In the qualitative part, the qualitative content analysis method was used with inductive approach, and in the quantitative part, the descriptive-survey method was used. The participants in the qualitative part were the high-level education managers of Golestan province, and the statistical population in the quantitative part included the education managers of Golestan province. The sampling method in the qualitative part was purposive sampling method (N=20) and in the quantitative part it was stratified random sampling in which 270 people were selected as a statistical sample for investigation. The research data collection tool was a semi-structured interview in the qualitative part and a researcher-made questionnaire in the quantitative part. Data analysis was done in the qualitative part through coding and in the quantitative part through exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis in SPSS 22 software. Results: The results showed that the antecedents affecting ethical-emotional acting have 2 dimensions; "individual antecedents and organizational antecedents". Individual antecedents have 3 components; "knowledge and information, personality traits and motivation" and organizational antecedents have 4 components; "organizational culture, ethical atmosphere of the organization, organizational structure and leadership and management". Conclusions: According to the results of the research, paying attention to the factors affecting moral-emotional acting will lead to the growth of positive organizational behaviors and the institutionalization of ethics in the organization.