Studies on the moral climate are still not enough and strong evidence for us. Previous studies that have investigated ethical climate are all associated with business and three have been limited studies with respect to nursing. During our research, we only found studies by Tsai and Huang and Filipova. Goldman, in his 2010 study, suggests the need for further research into the subject of the impact of ethical climate on organizational commitment in nursing.
Closer to home, in the context of Iran, there is no published research looking at the correlation between ethical climate and nurses’ organizational commitment. This study was conducts in a southeastern town in Iran, and it is one of the first of its kind conducted in Iran.
Numerous studies have examined nurses’ organizational commitment in Iran, but not the relationship between ethical climate and organizational commitment. This investigation examines the types of ethical Climates existing in hospital and their relationship to organizational commitment among nurses in teaching hospitals in the southeastern region of Iran; subsequently, this study prompted a question: What is the relationship between nurses’ perception of ethical climate and organizational commitment?