Effects of Organisational Climate and Health on Teachers’ Organisational Citizenship Behaviour

Abstract

This study tested whether contextual factors of organisational climate and organisational health would significantly count in teachers’ organisational citizenship behaviour. Two hundred and seven (207) teachers randomly sampled from secondary schools in an education zone in Ogun State, Nigeria participated in the study. Measures included Organisational Citizenship Behaviour Scale (Settoon & Mossholder, 2002), Organisational Climate Descriptive Questionnaire (Hoy et al., 1991) and Organisational Health Inventory (Hoy et al., 1991). Analysis was done using the Multiple Regression Analysis with results tested for significance at the .05 level. Results revealed that organisational climate significantly accounted for 19.2% of the variance in the overall organisational citizenship behaviour with supportive behaviour as potent factors. Organisational health significantly predicted 29.3% of the variance in the overall organisational citizenship behaviour. It was concluded that organisational climate and organisational health would significantly predict individual-based, organisation-based and total organisational citizenship behaviour. Implications of the findings and recommendations for research and practice were made.

Keywords: Organisational Citizenship Behaviour, Organisational Climate, Organisational Health, Teachers