Analysis of the Relationship of Organizational Atmosphere with Attitude Variables and Meta-role Behaviors in the Personnel of Public Libraries

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 M. A. of LIS, University of Tehran

2 PHD student of systems management, Shahid Beheshti University

Abstract
 The present research aimed at determining the casual relationship
between the variables of organizational atmosphere, job satisfaction, organizational
commitment and Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB), and developing a
model in other to improve the organizational citizenship through the management of
organizational atmosphere and attitude variables in Iran’s public libraries.
Methodology: The data required in this applied survey were collected by
descriptive questionnaire based on structural equations model. The research
population included personnel of Iran Public Libraries Foundation (IPLF).
Findings: Organizational atmosphere of public libraries had a significant
relationship with job satisfaction of librarians working in the IPLF. There was also a
strong relationship between organizational satisfaction and organizational
commitment as well as the librarian’s OCB. No relationship was found between
organizational commitment and the organizational citizenship behavior of librarians
working in the IPLF. Further, no significant relationship was observed between the
organizational commitment as well as the OCB of IPLF librarians. In the structural
equations model, it is necessary to take a clear-cut conclusion about the overall
fitting of the model. Accordingly, our proposed model was in good situation in such
indexes as RMSEA, AGFT, and GFT. Therefore, it can be concluded that the model
is good one in terms of fitting.
Originality/Value: This work is the first time that the relationship of
organizational atmosphere with attitude variables such as organizational
commitment, job satisfaction, and organizational citizenship behavior of IPLF
personnel and a model is proposed aiming to improve their OCB through the
management of organizational atmosphere and attitude variables in Iran’s Public
Libraries.

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