Investigating organisational justice in higher education in UAE

Organizational Citizenship Behaviour and the Mediating Role of Organizational Commitment: A Study of Private Universities

“…In other words, these patterns further augmented the significance of organizational culture towards organizational commitment (Yiing & Ahmad, 2009;Silverthorne, 2004); transformational leadership style towards organizational commitment (Joo et al, 2012;Geijsel et al, 2003) and organizational justice towards organizational commitment (Alfy & David, 2017;Choong et al, 2010). Presently, limited empirical studies examining these relationships in a joint effect with organizational commitment as a mediator towards OCB existed, leading to the following hypothesis:…”

“…To demonstrate this point, it is vital to nurture a positive educational environment for faculty members by implementing fair procedures to ensure that they remain motivated and maximize their full potential (Alfy & David, 2017). In addition, policymakers in higher educations need to understand that faculty members are from diverse groups and perception of fairness may vary in terms of resource allocations and culture.…”

“…In contrast, a study conducted in India (Jain, 2016) discovered that organization culture does not have any impact on OCB due to the dominance of male respondents in a typical Indian workplace. This diverges from transformational leadership style which will increase positive employees' behaviours in higher education institutions through the policy of fairness (Alfy &David, 2017;Joo et al, 2012).…”

“…Hence, there has been an expansion of academic research on positive work outcomes in higher education institutions (Bryman, 2007) stemming from the benefits of OCB (Asgari, Silong, Ahmad, & Samah, 2008;Farzaneh, Farashah, & Kazemi, 2014). Past studies had disclosed that organizational culture, transformational leadership, and organizational justice have profound impacts towards OCB and organizational performance (Silverthorne, 2004;Joo, Yoon & Jeung, 2012;Alfy & David, 2017) even though the variables have not been tested together. It is important to understand organisation culture because each component suggested in organisation culture can encourage or discourage positive behaviours among employees such as innovative culture.…”

“…The fairness implemented is able to cultivate positive behaviours among employees and ensure they stay motivated in providing optimal service in the private higher education in which they are employed. (Alfy & David, 2017).…”