The Relationship between Organizational Justice and Organizational Commitment and the Mediating Effect of Job Satisfaction on Organizational Behavior

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Amna Niazi , Muhammad Ali ,

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Volume 3 - February 2014 (02)

Abstract

This research highlights the impact of organizational justice on organizational commitment of employees. It elaborates which dimensions of organizational justice fosters what type of organizational commitment, along with examining the role played by job satisfaction in mediating this relationship in the banking sector of Pakistan. Employees from the banking sector were taken as the sample. The multiple linear regression analysis is used for empirical analysis.Empiral findings reveleded meaningful and affirmative relationship among job satisfaction and organizational commitment. A significant result of this research suggests that the perception of management’s justice increases employees’ perceptions of fair treatment which increases commitment and performance level in an organziation. 

Keywords

Organizational Justice, Organizational Commitment, Job Satisfaction, Organizational Behavior, Banking Sector, Pakistan. 

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