The Mediating Role of Islamic Work Ethics in the Effect of Psychological Capital on Organizational Citizenship Behavior

INTRODUCTION: Organizational issues have been centered on the psychological and behavioral problems of the employment staff for the last couple of decades. Psychological capital affects both the individual and organizational levels to a great extent. Higher psychological capital among employees is more likely to bring improvement in motivation, engagement, and performance thereof. The present study was undertaken with the purpose of investigating the mediating effect of Islamic work ethics on the influence of psychological capital on organizational citizenship behavior. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The method of data collection includes library and field methodologies. Based on the type, the nature of the data is descriptive. All the educational specialists at Yasuj University are considered the population of the research. Thus, it has a sample size of 102. According to Cochran's formula, 81 samples were selected. Standard questionnaires on organizational citizenship behavior, Islamic work ethics, and psychological capital were used for data collection. Data interpretation utilized the SMART-PLS software and the Partial Least Squares analysis method. RESULTS: The direct paths of psychological capital affecting Islamic work ethics, psychological capital on organizational citizenship behavior, and Islamic work ethics on organizational citizenship behavior were statistically significant and positive at p < 0.01. Moreover, the mediation role of Islamic work ethics between psychological capital and organizational citizenship behavior was confirmed at p < 0.01. CONCLUSION: In this study, it can be seen from the analysis that psychological capital has a significant effect on perceived organizational citizenship behavior, with Islamic work ethics as a variable that mediates.