Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities (Jun 2019)

Religion and the Realization of Organizational Citizenship Behavior: A Case Study on Students of Farhangian University

  • S. M. Emami Meibodi,
  • A. Ashtari

DOI
https://doi.org/10.22035/isih.2020.3498.3704
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 3
pp. 31 – 47

Abstract

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A university based on a hundred-year history of teacher training centers was founded in the year 2000 under the name of "Farhangian University that the purpose is to provide, train and empower the teachers and staff of the Ministry of Education to provide exemplary citizenship to the community and nurture Iranian citizens. This study was a correlational and correlational study that was conducted on all students of Yazd Farhangian University. The results showed that half of the statistical population was 20 years old and only 16% were married. Also, the mean scores of religious values ​​indexes (61.6), goal orientation (67.5) and organizational citizenship behavior (82.5) were also between the religious values ​​at work and goal orientation. There is a positive relationship with organizational citizenship behavior. In addition, these two variables accounted for a total of 54% of the changes in organizational citizenship behavior of students at Farhangian University. In this regard, it seems that in order to have future citizens, we need to educate the targeting and spirituality variables in the work and social environment.

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