PROCEDURAL JUSTICE AND ORGANIZATION CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOUR OF MANUFACTURING COMPANIES IN NIGERIA

Abstract

This study examined procedural justice and organization citizenship behaviour of manufacturing
companies in Nigeria. The study adopted the correlational survey research design. The population
of the study consisted of 135 registered manufacturing companies in South-South Nigeria. A sample
size of 389 respondents (employees) was used for the study. The sample size was determined using
the Taro Yamene’s formula. A structured questionnaire was used to obtain data from the
respondents. The data collected were presented and analyzed using percentage and frequency
analysis, mean and standard deviation, while the Spearman Rank Order Correlation Coefficient and partial correlation analysis were used to test the formulated hypotheses. The SPSS version 22.0 was used to aid the analysis. The findings revealed that there is positive and significant relationship between procedural justice and organization citizenship behaviour. Based on the findings, it was concluded that procedural justice has a significant positive relationship with organization citizenship behaviour. Based on the conclusion, it was recommended that management team of manufacturing companies in South-South Nigeria should ensure that there is distributive in their organization as it would motivate workers to exhibit good behavior at work.