Relationship Between Organizational Citizenship Behavior And Organizational Commitment: Mediating Effect Of Psychological Capital

Abstract

The objective of this study was to test the mediating effect of psychological capital on the relationship between organizational citizenship behavior and organizational commitment. Data were gathered from 316 faculty members including lecturers, associate professors, assistant professors and professors of 5 private sector universities: Iqra National University, Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology, Abasyn University, Qurtuba University of Science and Information Technology and City University operating in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The results of correlation revealed a significant relationship between OCB and OC (.337**, p = 0.000), OCB and PC (.455**, p = 0.000) and PC and OC (.308**, p = 0.000). the results of Structural equation modeling showed a positive impact of organizational citizenship behavior on organizational commitment (Beta value, .24). Organizational citizenship behavior also showed a significant impact on psychological capital (Beta value .52). Similarly, psychological capital showed a significant impact on organizational commitment (Beta value .30). The impact of organizational citizenship behavior on organizational commitment reduced from .39 to .24 when psychological capital was introduced as a mediator. A partial mediation was confirmed.