Effect of interactional justice on motivation to submit suggestion emphasizing on mediating role of valence of suggestion system (Case of: Ferdowsi University of Mashhad)

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Article 3, Volume 7, Spring & summer 2015 - Serial Number 13, September 2015, Pages 42-70   

Document Type: Articles

DOI: 10.22067/pmt.v7i13.52693

Authors

Mohammad Rasoul Heshmati^* ; Alireza Khorakian; Yaghoob Maharati

Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the mediating role of "Valence of Suggestion System" in relationship between "Interactional Justice" and "Motivation to Submit Suggestion". Importance of research on suggestion system has been admitted and investigated by many scholars in previous studies. Therefore, the aims of this study are to investigate factors contributing to participation enhancement in suggestion system considering interactional justice and valence of suggestion system variables. Statistical population of this research consists of employees of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad. A questionnaire consisting of 10 questions with Licker’s 5 scale spectrum was used to collect research data. The questionnaire was distributed among 240 employees. Findings showed that valence of suggestion system mediate the effect of interactional justice on motivation to submit suggestion. Moreover, the direct effect of the interactional justice on motivation to submit suggestion was confirmed.

Keywords

Human resource; Motivation; Interactional justice; Suggestion system; Intellectual capital; Innovation

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