The purpose of the present study is to investigate the relationship between perceived empowerment by employees and revealed organizational citizenship behavior. The statistical population includes employees of five organizations (1) in Bojnourd. The sample group (n=123) was selected randomly with proportionate stratified sampling method. The result showed that thee is a positive and significant relationship between perceived empowerment components by the employees and organizational citizenship behavior. It is notable that this study is applied type in terms of the goal using descriptive-surveying method.
Keywords: empowerment of employees, dynamic structure framework, participating in decision making, fluid sharing of data, organizational citizenship behavior
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