THE MODERATING ROLE OF JOB SATISFACTION IN THE RELATION BETWEEN PERSONALITY TRAITS AND ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOR

This research work has explored the moderating role of job satisfaction in the relationship between personality traits and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) among academic staff employed in private arts and science colleges. The study rests on the foundation that the impact of dispositional variable (personality traits) in promoting organizational citizenship behavior depends upon the moderating influence of the attitudinal variable (job satisfaction). As citizenship behaviors are significant for enhancing organizational effectiveness, this work will help to know the predictive power of personality traits under the moderating influence of job satisfaction in promoting citizenship behaviors among teaching staff. The sample size for the study is 212 which was collected by convenience sampling technique. Data was analyzed by multiple regression using SPSS 28. The results supported the moderating influence of job satisfaction in the personality – organizational citizenship behavior relation.