The impact of organizational justice on organizational effectiveness: considering organizational commitment as a mediator

Abstract

Purpose: The research was conducted to examine the effect of organizational justice on organizational effectiveness with the mediation of organizational commitment among physical education teachers in Ardabil province.

Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted using three questionnaires of organizational justice Calkit (2001), organizational commitment Cinchy and et al (2009) and Boylu & Sokmen (2002) organizational commitment on the Likert scale to collect data.  377 with physical education teachers in Ardabil province volunteered to participate in this study and completed questionnaires. Data from the cross-sectional study was analyzed using SPSS 24. For testing the hypothesis, Hayes Process mediation model has been applied.

Results: Findings have affected that organizational commitment in both forms of strategies are significantly and positively affected to organizational effectiveness. Further, organizational commitment has been identified as a significant mediator between organizational justice and organizational effectiveness with full mediation effect.

Conclusion: Through organizational justice behavior, managers can influence perceptions of organizational commitment, which in turn will positively influence organizational members’ organizational effectiveness.