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The Relationship Between Organizational Socialization and Social Responsibility: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

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Background: The provision of health services by medical universities is a crucial responsibility, and the organizational socialization status of employees plays a significant role in fulfilling this responsibility. However, there is a lack of sufficient evidence examining this relationship within medical universities.
Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the correlation between organizational socialization and social responsibility among staff members at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences.
Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in 2023. The study population comprised staff members of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. Standard questionnaires on organizational socialization by Chao and social responsibility by Carol were utilized. Data analysis was performed using SPSS version 22, with results presented through descriptive and inferential statistics at a significance level of 0.05.
Results: Of the 140 distributed questionnaires, 129 were completed and returned, yielding a response rate of 92%. Findings indicated that the levels of organizational socialization (28.94 ± 16.12) and social responsibility (30.76 ± 9.03) among headquarters staff were below the desired levels. A significant relationship was observed between the total scores of organizational socialization and social responsibility (P < 0.001). Also, the results showed that with an increase of one unit in the overall organizational socialization score, the overall social responsibility score increased by 0.419.
Conclusions: This finding suggests that attention to organizational socialization can facilitate the improvement and increased social responsibility of employees. University managers can include necessary programs to enhance these components in their agenda to have employees with higher organizational commitment and greater satisfaction.

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Seyyed Mousavi MS, Aghazadeh Attari AM, Asghari M, Yoshari P, Khodayari-Zarnaq R. The Relationship Between Organizational Socialization and Social Responsibility: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. Health Tech Ass Act. 2025;9(3).