Comparing the Mediation Role of Organizational Trust on the Effect of Workplace Spirituality on Organizational Citizenship Behavior

Abstract

In this article the mediation role of Organizational Trust on the effect of Workplace Spirituality on the Organizational Citizenship Behavior has been researched and compared in Iran and Turkey. Target populations of this study were the academic staff of Gazi University in Turkey and Islamic Azad University of Tabriz in Iran. According to Cochran formula for sample size calculation, Total sample size for Gazi University was 343 and for Tabriz Azad University was 293. According to the results of the analysis WS has direct and positive effect on organizational citizenship behavior in both countries. Also, the results show that in both countries Organizational trust has direct, positive and significant effect on organizational citizenship behavior. For effect of WS on organizational trust for Turkey this effect is positive and significant and for İran there is no significant effect of WS on organizational trust. Finally, in Turkey, Organizational trust mediates the relationship of WS and organizational citizenship behavior but in Iran there is no organizational trust mediation on this relationship.

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