The relationship between organizational justice and organizational citizenship: the mediating effect of organizational commitment and the moderating role of power distance

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between organizational justice and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) and the mediating effect of organizational commitment with power distance as a moderator.

Design/methodology/approach

Data was gathered from responses to a structured questionnaire by 379 employees based in ten banks from five metropolitan cities in Pakistan

Findings

The study finds no positive relationship between organizational justice and OCB, a positive relationship between organizational justice and organizational commitment, that organizational commitment mediates the relationship between organizational justice and OCB and that power distance moderates the relationship between organizational justice and organizational commitment.

Practical implications

Managers and policy makers should ensure fair and transparent processes within an organization to increase the confidence an employee has in the organizational systems and processes.

Originality/value

This paper has an original approach as it examines the moderating impact of power distance between organizational justice and organizational commitment in the context of a developing country, Pakistan.

Citation

(2020), "The relationship between organizational justice and organizational citizenship: the mediating effect of organizational commitment and the moderating role of power distance", Human Resource Management International Digest, Vol. 28 No. 7, pp. 7-9. https://doi.org/10.1108/HRMID-05-2020-0111