Organizational justice and organizational citizenship behavior: Does teacher collective efficacy matter?

The purpose of this paper is to examine the mediating role of collective efficacy on the relationship between organizational justice and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB). A total of 411 teachers from government schools in Malaysia participated in this study. The sample data were analyzed using SmartPLS version 3. A two-stage analytical approach was adopted to examine the proposed research model and research hypotheses. The results revealed that distributive justice is the most significant dimension influencing OCB. Moreover, collective efficacy partially mediates the relationship between organizational justice and OCB. The findings provide theoretical evidence that collective efficacy should not be neglected in understanding the tendency of teachers to perform OCB. Collective efficacy acts as a complementary mediator in explaining the relationship between organizational justice and OCB. Thus, it is found that teachers who believe in their team’s collective professional capabilities tend to engage in OCB. These findings contribute to the body of literature and knowledge. Several practical implications are also suggested which could be helpful to school administrators and leaders to enhance teachers’ perceptions/belief that the efforts of the school as a whole would make changes to students’ achievements and scholastic performance.