COUNTERPRODUCTIVE WORK BEHAVIOR AND BELIEF IN JUST WORLD AMONG PARAMEDICAL STAFF: ROLE OF PROCEDURAL JUSTICE
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Belief in a just world, counterproductive work behavior, organizational justice,, paramedical staff
Abstract
Organizational justice is a widely studied phenomenon and it has a long-lasting effect on the productivity of an organization it plays an important role in altering the behavior of employees in the interest of the organization. The proposed study aims to examine the relationship between belief in a just world and counterproductive work behavior and the role of organizational justice among paramedical staff. The study used a cross-sectional research design. Data was collected from a sample of 150 paramedical staff including men (n= 75) and women (n= 75). Belief in just was measured with a personal belief in just world scale by Dalbert (1999), organizational justice with organizational justice scale by Neihoff and Moorman (1993) and counterproductive work behavior was measured with a counterproductive checklist developed by Spector, et al., (2006). Findings indicate that counterproductive work behavior is significantly predicted by belief in a just world and procedural justice. Results revealed that procedural justice will mediate between belief in a just world and counterproductive work behavior. This study has implications in organizational settings. Suggestions are given for future studies in this respect.
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Jawairia Zafar
PhD scholar, Senior Lecturer, Riphah International University Gulberg Greens Islamabad.
Aqsa Tanveer
Department of Applied Psychology, Riphah International University GGC, Islamabad.
Bushra Aslam
Department of Applied Psychology, Riphah International University GGC, Islamabad.
Lubna Jaffar
Master in philosophy, Department of Psychology, University of Sargodha, Sargodha
Javeria Murtaza
Department of Applied Psychology, Riphah International University GGC, Islamabad.
Mahnoor Kanwal
Department of Applied Psychology, Riphah International University GGC, Islamabad.