Investigating the Impact of Islamic Values on Organizational Citizenship Behavior: the Role of Member-Leader Relationship and Organizational Commitment

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1 Corresponding author: assistant professor at the Department of Management, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran

2 Assistant professor, the Department of Management, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Islamic values ​​are issues considered by people in human and organizational life in an Islamic society. Paying attention to this can have positive outcomes for individuals and organizations. This research is intended to investigate the role of Islamic values ​​on organizational citizenship behavior with leader-member relationship and organizational commitment as mediators. This is an applied research in terms of purpose, which follows a descriptive survey method and correlation test. The statistical population consists of 230 employees of the Social Security Department of Hamadan Province. The sample size was estimated by the relative stratified method as 144 according to Morgan table. Questionnaires were employed for data collection whose validity was verified by confirmatory factor analysis, and its reliability was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Data analysis was performed by LISREL software. The results of structural equations indicated that Islamic values ​​affected positively and significantly organizational citizenship behavior (0.72), leader-member relationship (0.59) and organizational commitment (0.53). Also, leader-member relationship and organizational commitment affected organizational citizenship behavior (0.57 and 0.61 respectively). This relationship affected organizational commitment positively (0.86). The results also indicated that paying attention to the Islamic values ​​in the organization contributes to citizen's behavior, as well as to the organizational behavior of individuals who are committed to the organization, and those who adhere to the leader-member relationship. It is suggested that Islamic values ​​be chosen as the basis of the employees’ performance and those who are more committed to these values ​​in the organization be encouraged.

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  • Receive Date: 20 March 2018
  • Accept Date: 25 September 2018

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