Examining the Relationship between Perceived organizational JUSTICE and its Components on Job Satisfaction

Abstract

The main goal of this study is to examine the relationship between perceived organizational justice and job satisfaction of administrative staff. Perceivedorganizational justice comprises of three components, namely: distributive justice, procedural justice, and interactional justice. The dimensions of jobsatisfaction are: satisfaction of the nature of the work, satisfaction with pay and benefits, the consent of the administrator, promotion satisfaction, andsatisfaction of partners. The sample consisted of 265 employees who work at the office of Education of Mazandaran province and the University ofMazandaran. Findings indicate that organizational justice perception explains 62.2 percent of the changes in job satisfaction. Additionally, each of thecomponents of perceived organizational justice showed significant effect on job satisfaction. It becomes evident that there is a great consistency betweenthe employed theory and empirical findings.