Purpose of the study: The present study aims to investigate the effect of organizational injustice on deviant work behaviors with the moderating role of moral disengagement.
Methodology: The population was the undergraduate students in the Faculty of Economics, Management, and Accounting at a university from which 117 students were selected through convenience sampling. The data was gathered through conducting experiments and a questionnaire developed by Albert Bandura (1996).
Results: The results show that the perception of organizational injustice has a positive and significant effect on deviant work behaviors and this relation is moderated by the moral disengagement intention.
Applications of this study: This study can be very effective in improving the level of organizational justice.
The novelty of the study: The novelty of this investigating the effect of organizational injustice on deviant work behaviors.
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