Organizational Citizenship Behaviour Dimensions as Predictors of Teachers’ Job Performance in Higher Education Institutions

This study examines the relationship between organisational citizenship behaviour (OCB) and teachers’ job performance in aided and unaided higher education institutions affiliated with the University of Mysore. Data were collected from 500 teachers selected using the sampling procedure described in the methodology. OCB and job performance were assessed by the respective Heads of Department (HODs). Pearson’s correlation analysis was used to examine the associations between the five OCB dimensions and job performance, and regression analysis was used to examine their predictive contribution. All five dimensions were positively and significantly correlated with job performance: altruism (r = 0.728), courtesy (r = 0.729), sportsmanship (r = 0.737), conscientiousness (r = 0.712), and civic virtue (r = 0.635; all p < 0.001). In the simultaneous multiple regression model, the five dimensions accounted together for 71.1% of the variance in teachers job performance ratings (R2 = 0.711, adjusted R2 = 0.708). all the five dimensions had positive and statistically significant regression coefficients. Sportsmanship had the largest standardised coefficient in that model (β = 0.237). These results indicate positive associations and statistical prediction, not causal effects. Because both OCB and job performance were rated by HODs, common-rater bias and possible dependence among ratings require consideration. The regression results and diagnostic checks should be verified against the original statistical output before the manuscript is finalised.

Organisational Citizenship Behaviour, Job Performance, Teachers, Aided and Unaided institutions, Higher education, University of Mysore

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