Organizational Citizenship Behavior and Job Satisfaction of College Teachers: A Comparative Study of Male and Female Teachers of Odisha

AbstractThe present study highlights the implications of selected psychological conditions a teacher goes through and attempts to compare male and female college teachers based on two psychological variables, viz., organizational citizenship behavior and job satisfaction. A survey was conducted with a sample of 84 college teachers in Odisha, including 40 male and 44 female teachers. The purposive sampling technique was employed in the selection of the sample. The Organizational Citizenship Behavior Scale (Podsakoff et al., 1990) and the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (Weiss et al., 1967) were administered to the subjects for the collection of data, along with a General Information Schedule to gather information regarding the demographic characteristics of the participants. The findings of the study revealed significant differences between male and female teachers of Odisha regarding organizational citizenship behavior, job satisfaction, and occupational stress, whereas no significant difference was found in the two groups with respect to organizational commitment. The female college teachers exhibited higher levels of organizational citizenship behavior and occupational stress than their male counterparts, while the male teachers were found to be on the higher side than their female counterparts in terms of job satisfaction and work motivation.