Organizational Citizenship Behavior among Nurses in Hospitals in Tehran City, Iran

Abstract

Introduction: Organizational citizenship behavior is an effective factor in the performance of organizations. This study determined organizational citizenship behavior among nurses in hospitals in Tehran City, Iran. Methods: This survey study was performed on 200 nurses in hospitals in Tehran City. Data were collected using library resources and a standard questionnaire (α = 0.77). The data were then analyzed using independent t test. Results: There was no statistically significant difference between nurses in state and non-governmental hospitals. Conclusion: In Tehran City, nurses' organizational citizenship behavior was desirable, and there was no difference in organizational citizenship behavior among nurses in state and private hospitals.

Keywords

• organizational citizenship behavior
• nurses
• hospitals
• iran