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The effect of organizational justice on employees’ positive organizational behavior through perceived organizational support and organization-based self-esteem

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Employee’s positive organizational behavior (POB) can be beneficial to individuals at work and organizations, promoting individual and organizational performances. The current research aims to examine the relationship between organizational justice, organizational support, organizational-based self-esteem and employees’ positive organizational behavior. Using a cross-sectional design, this research examines the relationship between organizational justice, organizational support, organizational-based self-esteem and employees’ positive organizational behavior. Data obtained from 2566 employees of 45 manufacturing enterprises in China were used to verify the relationships; The results showed that organizational justice was positively related to employees’ positive organizational behavior; organizational justice indirectly influenced employees’ positive organizational behavior through organizational self-esteem; organizational support and organizational self-esteem play a chain intermediary role in the way of organizational justice affecting employees’ positive organizational behavior. The findings significantly extend the literature on positive organizational behavior (POB) through the lens of justice theory and self-determination theory.

Source: Scientific Reports

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-43539-z

Authors: Chen Mengyan, Pan Xiaofu, Zhang Hanting

Institutions: Southwest University, Shangluo University, Hong Kong Baptist University

Language: English

Topic: Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior

Subfield: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,690