Investigating the Mediating Role of Organization-Based Self-Esteem in the Effect of Conscientiousness & Agreeableness on Task Performance & Organizational Citizenship Behavior in Employees of the National Iranian Drilling Company
Subject Areas : Psychologyمحمدباقر کجباف 1 , سیما پری زاده 2 , سحر سوادکوهی 3 * , صبا قیصری 4
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The aim of this study was to, investigated the mediating role of organization-based self-esteem in the effect of conscientiousness & agreeableness on task performance and organizational citizenship behavior. The sample of study was 234 employees of the National Iranian Drilling Company who were selected using stratified random sampling. In this study, was used standard questionnaires such as personality characteristics (NEO), job performance, organizational citizenship behavior, & organization-based self-esteem, & for analyzing data, was used Path Analysis Method. The research model test showed the good fitted of the model. Examination of the direct effects indicated that conscientiousness & agreeableness have a significant & positive effect on task performance, organizational citizenship behavior, & organization-based self-esteem, & organization-based self-esteem has a significant & positive effect on task performance, & organizational citizenship behavior. Also, the indirect effects test showed that organization-based self-esteem has mediating role in the effect of conscientiousness & agreeableness on task performance & organizational citizenship behavior. Accordingly, with regard to variables such as conscientiousness, agreeableness & increase of organization-based self-esteem, the rate of task performance, & employees’ organizational citizenship behavior could be increased.