Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of conscientiousness on social responsibility through mediation of professional ethics among Mohaghegh Ardebil University staffs.
Method: The research method is descriptive-correlation. Population of this study includes 380 employees of Mohaghegh Ardebil University. 190 individuals were selected as sample using simple random sampling method. For collecting data, three standard questionnaires of conscientiousness, social responsibility and professional ethics have been used. T-test and structural equation modeling were used to analyze the data.
Results: The results showed that: work conscience has a direct effect on professional ethics. There is also a positive and significant relationship between professional ethics and social responsibility, and as professional ethics rises, social responsibility rises, which means that there is a direct linear relationship between professional ethics and social responsibility.
Conclusion: Considering the positive and significant relationship between professional ethics and social responsibility, it seems that universities and its managers should pay particular attention to these variables, it is suggested that they should be consistent with and based on the standards and the principles of professional ethics in their organization to promote social responsibility.