Identification and Structural Analysis of the Mutual Influence of the Driving Forces on the Future of Professional Ethics in Iran's Business Ecosystem

Introduction: Professional ethics is a branch of applied ethics that deals with ethical issues in the profession. In fact, professional ethics acts as the knowledge of solving the ethical problems of the organization and explaining the ethical obligations and responsibilities of the organization. There is a challenge in the definition of professional ethics, which is that professional ethics has a dynamic nature, and this requires changes in the definition. This issue is evident in the professional ethics approaches discussed below. Professional ethics create responsibilities for employees and organizations towards those who are their communication parties.
Methodology: The current research has been carried out with the aim of identifying and structurally analyzing the mutual influence of the effective drivers on the future of professional ethics in Iran's business environment. Therefore, after carrying out library studies and reviewing authentic documents and sources and interviewing experts, a list of key trends affecting the future of professional ethics in Iran's business ecosystem was obtained, and using the Delphi method, macro- The trends were reduced from 75 items to 65 items and then using the structural analysis method, the mutual influence matrix was designed and by forming a panel including 9 experts and their consensus opinions about the influence of factors on each other, it was entered into the matrix. By analyzing the data obtained from the matrix with Mikmac software, the influence and effectiveness of each factor has been evaluated;
Results and Discussion: Based on this, uncertainties or key (strategic) trends were identified and it has been determined that trends such as: the quality of laws and regulations, the salary and wage system in Iran's business environment, historical cultural problems such as individualism, spirituality in the work environment, International political and economic sanctions, government intervention in the economy, one dimensionality of Iranian culture, underground economy, weakness of meritocracy, lack of commitment to moral values, lack of proper laws in the economic and banking fields, money laundering, quality of life Work, smuggling, organizational justice in Iran's business environment and financial indiscipline have the greatest impact on the future of professional ethics in Iran's business environment.
Conclusions: Professional ethics increases productivity, increases job satisfaction, reduces absenteeism and increases work speed, which results in the success of the organization in achieving its goals. Therefore, professional ethics discusses the responsibility of the organization or company as a legal unit towards all elements of the internal and external environment of the organization. Compilation of the ethical charter of employees, which includes the cultural values of the society and the desired ethics of the organization, is one of the fields raised in this regard; The management of ethical values in the work environment strengthens the cohesion and balance of the organizational culture, improves trust in the relationships between individuals and groups, and by following more standards, it will improve the quality of products and ultimately increase profits. Therefore, professional ethics has two main dimensions; It is human and organizational. In this way, in the human dimension, the employees of the audience are considered to be ethical, but in the organizational dimension, the focus is on the organization in related fields such as; Behavior, decisions, policies.