TITLE:
Examining the Relationship of Organizational Citizenship Behavior with Organizational Commitment and Equity Perception of Secondary School Administrators
AUTHORS:
Abdul Wahab Pourgaz, Abdul Gader Naruei, Hossein Jenaabadi
KEYWORDS:
Organizational Citizenship Behavior, Organizational Commitment, Equity Perception
JOURNAL NAME:
Psychology,
Vol.6 No.6,
May
27,
2015
ABSTRACT: The
purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between organizational
citizenship behavior with organizational commitment and equity perception of
secondary school administrators in Zahedan. The descriptive-correlational
method was applied. The population of the study included all secondary school
administrators in Zahedan in 2013-2014 academic year (N = 92). Using the sample
size formula, 78 administrators were selected as respondents. Data collection
instruments included Podsakoff’s Organizational Citizenship Behavior Inventory
(2000), Strone’s Equity Perception Inventory (1996) and Steers and Porter’s
Organizational Commitment Questionnaire (1998). The content validity of the
questionnaires was checked and their reliability was estimated using Cronbach’s
alpha coefficient which was 0.93, 0.83 and 0.72, respectively. To investigate
the research questions, Pearson correlation coefficient and stepwise regression
analysis were used. Based on the findings of the research, there was a
significant positive correlation between organizational citizenship behavior
and both organizational commitment and equity perception of secondary school
administrators in Zahedan. Considering the components of organizational
citizenship behavior, there was a significant positive relationship between
altruism and conscientiousness and equity perception, and between
conscientiousness, sportsmanship, civic virtue and respect and organizational
commitment. Moreover, there was a significant negative correlation between
equity perception and organizational commitment. With regard to the components
of organizational citizenship behavior, conscientiousness could predict equity
perception and tribute could predict organizational commitment.