An Investigation of the Mediating Role of Procedural Justice in the Effect of Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) On Organizational Commitment

Organizational commitment is known as a critical factor in understanding and explaining behaviors related to employee’s performance within organizations. Quality of Leader-member exchange leads to the perception of procedural justice and can turn into a useful tool for the staff to progress in their careers and make more commitment to organization. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the relationship among leader-member exchange, organizational commitment and procedural justice in the Social Security Organization of Rasht. A descriptive design for data collection as well as a correlational design was selected for this study and it followed a practical application. Some standardized questionnaires were used to collect the required data. These questionnaires were distributed among employees of Social Security Organization of Rasht who were selected using proportional stratified sampling. The data was then analyzed using PLS software. The reliability coefficient of the questionnaire for procedural justice and dimensions of LMX and organizational commitment was greater than 0.7. The results indicated a significant positive relationship between LMX and procedural justice, LMX and organizational commitment as well as LMX and procedural justice and organizational commitment. Procedural justice was revealed to be a mediating variable between LMX and organizational commitment. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2016.v7n3s3p25