Investigating the Relationship between the Organizational Justice and the Organizational Citizenship Behavior in the Libraries of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

• azam sanatjoo
• Hassan Mahmoudi

Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

10.22067/riis.v5i1.27108

Abstract

Purpose: This paper aimed to examine the relationship between the organizational justice and the organizational citizenship behaviors (OCB) across the libraries of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad.
Methodology: This was an applied research which used the survey method. Two questionnaires were used to collect data. The organizational justice questionnaire by Niehoff and Moorman (1993) which includes the three dimensions of distributive justice, procedural justice, and interactional justice (organizational) along with Podsakoff et al.(1990), questionnaire which includes the five dimensions of altruism, conscientiousness, sportsmanship, courtesy, and civic virtue.
Findings: The organizational justice and the organizational citizenship behavior in the university libraries had a moderate average. There was a significant positive relationship between the organizational justice and the organizational citizenship behavior. There was no significant relationship between some dimensions of OCB. Results showed a significant positive relationship between the organizational citizenship behavior and the gender and librarians employment status. To conclude, the organizational justice has an important role in improving the organizational citizenship behavior. If the employees see that justice is implemented in the organization, they will be motivated to do helpful behaviors. Therefore, they increase the level of activities and partnership in the organization

Keywords

• Organizational citizenship behavior
• Organizational justice
• University libraries

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