The Moderating Role of Demographic Factors and Personality on the Relationship of Organizational Justice with Events and Pseudo-Events in Isfahan Province Gas Company’s

Abstract

Background: Petroleum-related industries, including Gas Company are among the major organizations in Iran. Development of these organizations requires advanced technical equipment, which may lead to higher rates of accidents.

Methods: The main purpose of this article was to investigate the moderating effect of the selected demographic factors and personality on the relationship of organizational justice with events and pseudo-events in Isfahan Province Gas Company. This descriptive correlational study was conducted over all 72 recorded events and pseudo-events in 2011- 2015. The participants included 32 workers, still working in this company. In order to collect data,   organizational justice, personality (NEO), researcher-made demographic factors, and recorded accident rating questionnaires were used.

Results: The results were analyzed using regression and moderated analysis. The findings showed that living location, kind of job, and education had significant relationship with accidents. Furthermore, job antecedent, education, and neurosis moderated the relationship between organizational justice and accidents (p≤0/05).

Conclusion: Personality can affect safety and safety affects accidents. So, in order to reduce the number of accidents, personality characteristics should be considered.