Can organisational justice and organisational citizenship behaviour reduce workplace deviance?

Purpose: This paper investigates the impact of organisational justice on organisational citizenship behaviour and workplace deviance and examines the mediator effect of organisational citizenship behaviour between organisational justice and workplace deviance in higher education in Malaysia. Design/methodology: This study employs a deductive approach and uses non probability, especially judgmental sampling. It analyses data of faculty members from five universities in Malaysia. SEM-PLS3 is used to examine the research model and test the mediating effect of organisational citizenship behaviour on the relationship between organisational justice and workplace deviance. Findings: The results reveal the positive impact of organisational justice on organisational citizenship behaviour and the negative effects of organisational justice on workplace deviance. Further, the study confirms the mediating effect of organisational citizenship behaviour between organisational justice and workplace deviance, especially in higher education. Practical implications: This study guides managers and administrators, especially in public higher education settings, in implementing appropriate organisational mechanisms towards improving organisational citizenship behaviour. In addition, the findings can also provide insights for other public and private organisations alike in approaching workplace deviance. Originality/value: These research findings expand knowledge on workplace deviance behaviour by providing evidence for the different impacts of organisational justice and organisational citizenship behaviou