Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 Assistant Professor, Department of Administration, Iranshahr University, Iranshahr, Iran.
2 Msc, Department of Business Management, Sistan and Baluchestan University, Zahedan, Iran
3 Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration, Sistan and Baluchestan University, Zahedan, Iran.
Abstract
Creating an environment that has spiritual characteristics and leads to behaviors beyond the function of employees is one of these requirements that can enhance the success rate of organizations. The purpose of this study was to explain the pattern of structural relationships between spiritual leadership and organizational citizenship behavior considering the mediating role of organizational spirituality. The research method is a descriptive - correlation in terms of purpose, developmental-applied, and in terms of collecting data. The statistical population included the staff of sport media in the city of Zahedan in 1397, numbering 273 people. The data were collected through three standard questionnaires: Spiritual Leadership, Organizational Spirituality, and Organizational Citizenship Behavior. The reliability of the questionnaires was 0.87, 0.89 and 0.83, using Cronbach's alpha test, respectively. The collected data were analyzed by path analysis using LISREL software. The results of the research indicated that: 1) spiritual leadership has a significant effect on organizational spirituality. 2) Organizational spirituality has a significant effect on organizational citizenship behavior. 3) Spiritual leadership has a significant effect on organizational citizenship behavior through organizational spirituality.
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