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Investigation the Relationship between Organizational Justice, and Organizational Citizenship Behavior: the Mediating Role of Perceived Organizational Support


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1 Department of Educational Administration, Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of
2 Department of Technical Engineering, Ahar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahar, Iran, Islamic Republic of
3 Sama Technical and Vocational Training College, Islamic Azad University, Roudbar Branch, Roudbar, Iran, Islamic Republic of
 

The present research aims to study causal relationships between organizational justice, and organizational citizen behavior, by examining the mediating role of perceived organizational support. A sample of 177 educational experts was selected by random sampling and the data were collected by using questionnaire and then analyzed by using structural equation model. Findings showed that organizational justice directly and significantly influenced organizational support and organizational citizenship behavior. Perceived organizational support directly and significantly influenced organizational citizen behavior. Also, organizational justice indirectly influenced organizational citizenship behavior through perceived organizational support. Thus this study suggested that perceived organizational support have meditating role between organizational justice and organizational citizenship behavior.

Keywords

Organizational Justice, Perceived Organizational Support, Organizational Citizenship Behavior
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Authors

Ali Noruzy
Department of Educational Administration, Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Karim Shatery
Department of Educational Administration, Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Aliasghar Rezazadeh
Department of Technical Engineering, Ahar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahar, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Loghman Hatami-Shirkouhi
Sama Technical and Vocational Training College, Islamic Azad University, Roudbar Branch, Roudbar, Iran, Islamic Republic of

Abstract


The present research aims to study causal relationships between organizational justice, and organizational citizen behavior, by examining the mediating role of perceived organizational support. A sample of 177 educational experts was selected by random sampling and the data were collected by using questionnaire and then analyzed by using structural equation model. Findings showed that organizational justice directly and significantly influenced organizational support and organizational citizenship behavior. Perceived organizational support directly and significantly influenced organizational citizen behavior. Also, organizational justice indirectly influenced organizational citizenship behavior through perceived organizational support. Thus this study suggested that perceived organizational support have meditating role between organizational justice and organizational citizenship behavior.

Keywords


Organizational Justice, Perceived Organizational Support, Organizational Citizenship Behavior

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17485/ijst%2F2011%2Fv4i7%2F30123