Authentic leadership and organizational citizenship behaviour: the role of psychological capital

Psychological Capital and Organizational Citizenship Behaviors of Construction Workers: The Mediating Effect of Prosocial Motivation and the Moderating Effect of Corporate Social Responsibility

Due to construction industry projects' large-scale, long-period, and outdoor operation characteristics, employees' organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) plays an essential role in cost-saving, high-efficiency, and environmentally friendly development strategies. This study discusses how to improve employees' OCB from two levels of employees' psychological factors and corporate social responsibility (CSR) at the organizational level. We verified this study's hypotheses based on 336 valid questionnaires collected from 56 teams. The results indicated that (1) positive psychological capital (PsyCap) was a positive predictor of employees' OCB; (2) PsyCap was positively related to employees' prosocial motivation, and prosocial motivation partially mediated the relationship between PsyCap and employees' OCB; and (3) CSR moderated the relationship between PsyCap and prosocial motivation and played a significant moderating role between prosocial motivation and OCB. These findings provide an empirical research basis for the theories of conservation of resources (COR), self-determination, and affective events. This research also has managerial implications for improving employees' OCB in the construction industry.

The influence of responsible leadership on teachers' green behavior: The mediating role of psychological capital

This research aimed to explore the impact of responsible leadership on teachers' green behavior in Chinese university, and applied psychological capital as a mediator variable to establish a research model. A questionnaire was conducted with 303 teachers using convenience sampling. SPSS version 19 was used to analyze the data and Sobel was used to test the mediating relationships. The results show that responsible leadership has a positive yet significant effect on teachers' green behavior. It also shows positive impact on psychological capital. Furthermore, psychological capital is shown to positively impact teachers' green behavior, while having a mediating effect between responsible leadership and teachers' green behavior. This study enriches the research of teachers' green behavior and fill the gap in previous education management research. The research conclusions enable managers to better understand teachers' green behavior and provides them with theoretical guidance for promoting psychological capital and improving teachers' green behavior.

The moderating effect of self-efficacy on supervisory support and organizational citizenship behavior

The study aims to examine the moderating effect of self-efficacy on supervisory support and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB). An individual’s self-efficacy is defined as their belief in their own ability to successfully complete a goal or task, which influences their motivation, persistence, and decision-making. This study is based on the Conservation of Resource Theory, which holds that personal resources such as self-efficacy can influence employees’ perceived support and extra-role behavior (OCB). The data were collected from 618 employees in four public sector organizations in Putrajaya, Malaysia through a questionnaire survey and analyzed using the partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) technique. Resultantly, supervisory support demonstrated a significant positive relationship with OCB. The results suggested that personal resources, such as self-efficacy increase the level of OCB with lower or higher perceived supervisory support. The results highlighted that self-efficacy strengthens supervisory support relations with OCB when supported by employees’ self-belief and confidence. It is critical to investigate the role of self-efficacy because industries must constantly change, and employees must have self-efficacy resources to continuously improve and sustain their performance level. The findings can contribute to the literature and open new avenues for future research.