Organizational Citizenship Behavior as a Predictor of Student Academic Achievement

Abstract

This study employed social exchange theory to examine the connection between one of the elements of teaching strategies, that is, lecturers' organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) and students' academic achievement. Student needs for achievement was used as moderator. Analysis was conducted on a survey data of 196 students in one of the local public institutions of higher learning. The results revealed that OCB dimension of altruism and courtesy were significantly related to students' academic achievement. In addition, conscientiousness positively predicted students' academic achievement among students with high needs for achievement. These findings indicate that, in order to enhance motivation and learning among students, altruism, courtesy and conscientiousness are some of the important behaviors among lecturers. Interpretations of results, implications and future research are discussed.

An Empirical Assessment of the Role of Organizational Citizenship Behavior in Explaining Academic Success: Some Evidence from East Malaysian Sample

“…DiPaola and Hoy (2005) note a significant relationship between student achievement and the OCB levels of the faculty members in the high school sample studied. In a same vein, Khalid et al (2010) find that university professors' performance of OCB predicts students' academic performance. Allison et al's (2001) study, on the other hand, examined the role of students' enactment of OCB in explaining their academic success.…”

“…These past OCB studies too have largely used Western samples. It is only recently that Malaysian researchers (e.g., Ishak 2005;Khalid 2006;Khalid et al 2009;Khalid et al 2010;Lo and Ramayah 2009;Nasurdin 2000;Nasurdin et al 2003) have begun examining the topic of OCB more closely. For instance, in investigating the links among OCB, turnover intentions, and absenteeism among hotel employees, Khalid (2006) finds that OCB dimensions differently predict these two forms of withdrawal behaviors.…”

“…For instance, Vigoda-Gadot et al's (2007) study proposes and validates a scale of Group-level OCB (GOCB) using Israeli teachers and their principals as respondents. Even fewer studies (e.g., Allison et al 2001;DiPaola and Hoy 2005;DiPaola and Tschannen-Moran 2001;Khalid et al 2010) are found to specifically examine the association between OCB and individual success in the academic setting. DiPaola and Hoy (2005) note a significant relationship between student achievement and the OCB levels of the faculty members in the high school sample studied.…”

The effect of diversity management on teachers' organizational commitment and organizational citizenship behavior

“…School principals should be aware of extra-role behaviors rather than normal behaviors (Bogler & Somech, 2004) as extra-role behaviors contain a great advantage for the other teachers, students and schools as a whole (Bogler & Somech, 2004). Organizations with higher performances trust the employees who fulfill other tasks of theirs along with their official tasks (Khalid, Jusoff, Othman, İsmail & Abdulrahman, 2010).…”

“…Çünkü ekstra rol davranışları diğer öğretmenler, öğrenciler ve okulun tamamı için büyük avantaj taşır (Bogler & Somech, 2004). Yüksek performanslı örgütler, resmi görevleri ötesinde diğer görevlerini başarılı bir şekilde yerine getiren çalışanlara güvenirler (Khalid, Jusoff, Othman, İsmail & Abdulrahman, 2010).…”