Analysis of Relationship between Psychological Empowerment Components and Organizational Citizenship Behavior in Ministry of Jihad-e Keshavarzi

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1 Ph.D. Student of Agricultural Extension and Education, Tarbiat Modares University

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

3 Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

4 ََAssociate Professor, Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Nowadays, empowering of human resources in organizations is important factors that it can gait toward mobility of organization. Also, empowerment can provide necessary equipment for reveal organizational citizenship behavior. The purpose of this research was analyzing the relationship between Psychological Empowerment (PE) and Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) among ministry of Jihad-e-Keshavarzi staffs.Research design of this applied study was descriptive–correlational. The Statistical population of study consisted of staffs who worked in deputies of Jihad-e-Keshavarzi ministry (N=1222). Sample size was estimated by Krejcie and Morgan’s table (n=295) and respondents were studied using stratified random sampling.Technique a questionnaire was Research instrument was used to collect dotg. Face and content validity considered by panel expert of agricultural extension and education and Organizational Behavior and human resource management. Reliability of questionnaire was determined by pilot test and then Cronbach alpha calculated 0.78 and 0.85. Findings showed that components of competency, self-determination, impact, meaning and trust had positive and significant correlation with OCB. Linear regression results showed that trust explains 32.5% of OCB variance between Staffs of Jihad-e-Keshavarzi ministry.

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Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research
Volume 50, Issue 3
August 2019
Pages 629-642

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