Investigating the Relationship between Organization Justice and Social Loafing: Case Study

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

1 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Economics, Management & Administrative Sciences, Semnan University, Iran.

2 Ph.D. Candidate of Human Resource Management, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran

3 Ph.D. Candidate of Technology Management, Faculty of Management & Accounting, Allameh Tabatabaei University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to investigate the relationship between organization justice & social loafing in Melat bank employees of Mazandaran province. Statistical population includes 1100 personnel of Melat bank in Mazandaran province. According to Krejcie & Morgan (1970) table, the minimum statistical sample of this research should be 285 employees. The sampling method is random systematic, and 292 out of 363 dispersed questionnaires were suitable for further analysis. Analysis was done with structural equation modeling (SEM). Findings show the negative and significant relation between organization justice & social loafing. Further, Interactional justice is the most influential dimension of organizational justice that affects social loafing in Melat bank employees of Mazandaran province.
 
 

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