Open AccessORGANIZATIONAL JUSTICE EFFECT ON DEVIANT WORKPLACE BEHAVIORS: MODERATING ROLE OF MORAL DISENGAGEMENT
Author(s) -
Mehdi Sabokro,
Mehrdad Tavakoli,
Milad Mohebali Malmiri
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
humanities and social sciences reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2395-6518
DOI - 10.18510/hssr.2020.864
Subject(s) - injustice , psychology , organizational justice , social psychology , novelty , disengagement theory , perception , moral disengagement , organizational commitment , economic justice , political science , gerontology , medicine , neuroscience , law
Purpose of the study: The present study aims to investigate the effect of organizational injustice on deviant work behaviors with the moderating role of moral disengagement.
Methodology: The population was the undergraduate students in the Faculty of Economics, Management, and Accounting at a university from which 117 students were selected through convenience sampling. The data was gathered through conducting experiments and a questionnaire developed by Albert Bandura (1996).
Results: The results show that the perception of organizational injustice has a positive and significant effect on deviant work behaviors and this relation is moderated by the moral disengagement intention.
Applications of this study: This study can be very effective in improving the level of organizational justice.
The novelty of the study: The novelty of this investigating the effect of organizational injustice on deviant work behaviors.