The effect of social capital on organizational citizenship behavior

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1 MSc Faculty of Management. Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Public Administration, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Considering the importance and necessity of efficient and capable manpower in achieving organizational goals, the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between social capital and organizational citizenship behavior. This research uses descriptive– correlational questionnaire. These hypotheses are tested by a sample of 102 people in the municipality of Hamedan. Describing the demographic characteristics of respondents and regression testing was conducted by SPSS19. Multiple regression and correlation was used. Finding showed that social capital variable has the significant positive impact on organizational citizenship behavior. Also, the results showed that all three dimensions of social capital, structural, relational and cognitive and significant positive effect on organizational citizenship behavior.

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Social Capital Management
Volume 2, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
April 2015
Pages 117-136

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