Effect of CEO’s Ethical Leadership on Organizational Citizenship Behavior : Mediating role of Organizational Commitment

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of ethical leadership on followers’ organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) and turnover intention and to examine the mediating role of intrinsic motivation in the relationships.Design/methodology/approachThe study employed a quantitative research method with a sample of 351 supervisor–subordinate dyads in three large public universities in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The statistical analysis was conducted using Statistical Package for Social Science software, through multiple regression analyses to test the research hypotheses.FindingsThe results indicated that ethical leadership positively related to OCB and negatively related to turnover intentions. The results also showed that intrinsic motivation fully mediates the relationship between ethical leadership, OCB, and turnover intentions.Originality/valueThis study recognized the gap in the literature, and it contributes to the body of knowledge through an examination of the mediating role of intrinsic motivation between ethical leadership, OCB and turnover intention, relying on the cognitive evaluation theory.

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PENGARUH BUDAYA ORGANISASI DAN DUKUNGAN ORGANISASI TERHADAP OCB DIMEDIASI OLEH KOMITMEN ORGANISASIONAL

E-Jurnal Manajemen Universitas Udayana ◽

10.24843/ejmunud.2019.v08.i12.p12 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (12) ◽

pp. 7134

Author(s):

Putu Enda Wira Saputra ◽

I Wayan Gede Supartha

Keyword(s):

Organizational Culture ◽

Organizational Commitment ◽

Organizational Citizenship ◽

Organizational Citizenship Behavior ◽

Organizational Support ◽

Mineral Resources ◽

Citizenship Behavior ◽

Mediating Role

The success of an organization is not only determined by natural resources but human resources (HR) depending on the quality and behaviors that arise within the organization. Expected behavior is behavior that can improve the quality of the organization, namely Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB). The purpose of the study was to explain and analyze the influence of organizational culture and organizational support for OCB mediated by organizational commitment. This research was conducted in the Department of Manpower and Energy and Mineral Resources of Bali Province as many as 100 civil servants using non probability sampling methods, collected through questionnaires using descriptive statistical analysis techniques, path analysis and sobel test. The results showed that Organizational Culture, Organizational Support and Organizational Commitment each had a significant positive effect on Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) as well as the mediating role of Organizational Commitment to OCB that strengthened the relationship between organizational culture and organizational support. The Department of Manpower and Energy and Mineral Resources must pay attention to the existing organizational culture within the organization and organizational support that must be improved so that OCB behaviors can be improved for better quality employees. Keywords: organizational culture; organizational support; organizational commitment; Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB)

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