The Effect of the Organizational Ergonomics in reducing  of workplace deviance: the moderated role of leadership wisdom

An analytical study of the opinions of a sample of workers in a number of private hospitals in the province of Babil and the Holy Karbala

A thesis submitted to the Council of the College of Administration and Economics / University of Karbala

It is part of the requirements for obtaining a PhD in Business Administration

written by

Sinan Oleiwi Abbas

Supervised by:

         Prof. Dr.  Akram Mohsen Al-Yasiri                                             Prof. Dr. Hussein Hurajah Al Hasnawia

                                    

The current study aims to test and know the role played by organizational ergonomics in reducing deviation in the workplace, within the framework of the modifying role of leadership wisdom at the level of some private hospitals in the governorate of Babylon and Holy Karbala, based on the main problem represented by the deviant behaviors practiced by workers in their workplaces, which It affects the work atmosphere within the organization, which was formulated in the form of questions that included in its content the relationships of correlation, influence, and the modifying role between variables in the field. In order to support the relationship between these variables from a theoretical perspective, the study relied on measuring the organizational ergonomic variable on a scale that includes four dimensions (biomechanical factors, Environmental factors, organizational factors, psychological factors). As for the variable of deviation in the workplace, a scale was adopted that includes two dimensions (personal deviation, organizational deviation), while the study adopted to measure the variable of leadership wisdom a scale that includes five dimensions (experience, emotional regulation, memories, and contemplation). , openness, humor), and the descriptive analytical approach was adopted in presenting and interpreting the information for the study, and data and information were collected about the purposive sample through the questionnaire, which is a main tool in this study, as the sample included resident doctors and nurses in a number of private hospitals in the governorates of Babylon and Karbala. Holy, numbering (252) individuals. We have relied on experimental measures from previous studies, using a variety of statistical tools to analyze and process data and information using the necessary statistical packages through the simple correlation coefficient, simple regression analysis, and structural equation modeling to test the study hypotheses, program (SPSS.V.25), and program (AMOS.V.25). Addressing this negative phenomenon will lead to achieving a set of positive results at the individual and organizational levels, including: reducing costs, increasing productivity, motivating workers, reducing work injuries, desire to work, and improving performance. The study reached a set of results, the most important of which is that the organizational ergonomic variable contributes to reducing employees’ practice of deviant behaviors in the workplace. In addition, the wisdom of leadership has an important role in reducing cases of deviance, through the expertise and experiences it possesses that enable it to deal with most cases of deviance. The problems you face.