The relationship between organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) and Human Resources Empowerment (HRE) Case study: university of Isfahan (Iran)

Abstract

This research attempts to present an approach for achieving the relationship between organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) and human resource empowerment (HRE) among staff at University of Isfahan. Statistical population of the study was all of the staff in administrative – financial, education-cultural, and research sectors at University of Isfahan. Among them statistical sample was selected randomly. Research method was descriptive – correlative and data was collected using two questionnaires: psychological empowerment and organizational citizenship behavior. Mentioned questionnaires had content validity and their reliability was .88 and .86 respectively that were calculated through Choronbach^ُs Alpha. Findings showed that there was a positive and significant relation between total psychological empowerment and organizational citizenship behavior.There was a relation between impact and meaning with organizational citizenship behavior. Also, there showed a significant relation between first pair of focal variables including competence with linear combine all of organizational citizenship behavior variables.