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Interactional Justice and Organizational Citizenship Behaviour of Academic Staff in Universities in Bayelsa State

Tarela Oboro Okpu
Niger Delta University, Nigeria
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Gift J. Eke
Niger Delta University, Nigeria
DOI icon 10.24018/ejbmr.2020.5.4.418

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This study was carried out to ascertain the effect of Interactional Justice on Organizational Citizenship Behaviour of Academic Staff in Universities in Bayelsa State. Cross Sectional Research design was adopted. A sample size of 294 was obtained from a population of 1,268 workers, using Krejcie and Morgan (1970) Sample size determination table. With the aid of Statistical Package for Social Sciences, the Spearman Rank Order Correlational Coefficient was used to analyse the data. The results obtained showed a significant positive relationship between Interactional Justice and all measures of Organizational Citizenship Behaviour (Altruism, Courtesy, Conscientiousness, Civic Virtue, and Sportsmanship), indicating that workers are very helpful and assist colleagues with problems. It was recommended that management should always be polite and respectful to employees and involve them in decision making because employees perception of equity breeds extra role behaviour.

Keywords: Interactional Justice, Organizational Citizenship Behaviour, Organizational Justice

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