Abstract:
A number of studies have been conducted regarding the relationship between
organizational citizenship behaviour and the Big-Five personality traits and have
established some correlation between the variables. The present study sort to
assess the uncertainties between organizational citizenship behaviour and the
Big-Five personality traits, using the perspectives of Chiaburu et al. (2011) and
Ilies et al. (2009) among teachers in Greater Accra. In this regard, two secondary
schools – Nungua and Osu Presbyterian Senior High Schools were used for the
study. The study posited that there is a positive and significant relationship
between the variables. Specific hypotheses concerning the relationship between
the variables were tested using quantitative approach and descriptive research
design. Questionnaires were used for data collection from selected institutions
with a sample size of 120 teachers. The study found that openness to experience
was the only personality trait that positively and significantly predicts all three
dimensions of organizational citizenship behaviour. Again, openness to
experience predicted the three dimensions of organizational citizenship
behaviour more than the four other Big Five personality traits. Also,
conscientiousness was found to positively and significantly predict OCB-I and
OCB-CH dimensions. The hypothesized significant relationship between
agreeableness, extraversion, neuroticism and the three dimensions of
organizational citizenship behaviour was not supported. In view of the findings
of the present study, it is recommended that institutions should recruit teachers
who possess openness to experience and conscientiousness traits in order to
improve teachers’ engagement in organizational citizenship behaviour.
