The Mediating Role of Teachers’ Organizational Citizenship Behavior in the Relationship Between Professional Ethics and Teamwork in Iraq

Abstract

This study examines the relationship between professional ethics and teamwork, with the mediating role of teachers’ organizational citizenship behavior. The research was conducted using a descriptive-correlational design, and structural equation modeling was employed to analyze the causal relationships between the variables of professional ethics, teamwork, and organizational citizenship behavior. The statistical population included all social sciences teachers, totaling 530 individuals. Using non-random convenience sampling, 227 participants were selected based on Krejcie and Morgan’s table (1970). The data collection instruments consisted of three standardized questionnaires on professional ethics, organizational citizenship behavior, and teamwork, whose validity and reliability had been confirmed. The collected data were analyzed descriptively using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 26 and inferentially through structural equation modeling using Amos version 24. The findings of the study indicated a significant positive relationship between professional ethics and the dimensions of social responsibility, belonging to the scientific community, self-efficacy, and scientific responsibility with teamwork. The correlation coefficient between professional ethics and teamwork was reported as 0.471. Additionally, there was a significant positive relationship between professional ethics and the dimensions of social responsibility, belonging to the scientific community, self-efficacy, and scientific responsibility with organizational citizenship behavior, with a correlation coefficient of 0.720. Furthermore, a significant relationship was found between organizational citizenship behavior and the dimensions of social etiquette, altruism, work conscience, interpersonal coordination, organizational resource protection, sportsmanship, and courtesy with teamwork, with a correlation coefficient of 0.405. The study also confirmed the significant relationship between professional ethics and teamwork through the mediating role of organizational citizenship behavior, reporting a correlation coefficient of 0.202. This research demonstrated that professional ethics, organizational citizenship behavior, and teamwork are significantly interrelated. Organizational citizenship behavior acts as a mediating variable and plays a crucial role in strengthening this relationship.