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INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH IN BUSINESS
JUNE 2011
VOL 3, NO 2
7.Research model
The research model is shown in figure 2.
Organizational
Identity
Organizational
Citizenship
Behavior
Organizational
Commitment
Figure 2: Research Model
8.Method of research
Since the aim of this research was to determine causal relationships among organizational
identity, organizational commitment and organizational citizenship behavior variables, so
according to the goal, this study is applied research and according to the manner of
collecting information, this study is descriptive- correlation research type. In this regard,
regression analysis and path analysis were used.
9.Tools of Data collection
The main tool to gather data was a questionnaire and to measure organizational identity
and organizational commitment, Ashforth and Mayer questionnaires respectively were
used and also Organ questionnaire was used to measure of organization citizenship
behavior. For measuring reliability and validity 30 questionnaires as pre-test was used.
For validity measurement the factorial validity was used. Load factor of all questions was
more than 0/7. This represents that the questionnaire is valid.
Confidence coefficient (reliability) was calculated using Cronbach's alpha coefficient,
which these values respectively for the questionnaire of organizational identity 0/875,
organizational commitment 0/894 and organizational citizenship behavior 0/856 was
calculated.
10.Statistical population and sample
Population of this study was all of employees of Educational Department of Isfahan
province, with population 300 people who were randomly sampled. The statistical
sample size using formula of limited population, was equal to 100.
11.Data analysis
First the Kolmogorof - Smirnoff test was used to evaluate normality of variables, output
of SPSS software in Table 1 are shown.
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