The Role of Social Capital in Fostering Organizational Citizenship: Insights from Malaysian Technical and Vocational Education Training Teachers
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https://doi.org/10.33736/ijbs.8305.2025Keywords:
organization citizenship behaviour, Social Capital, Malaysian educationAbstract
This study addresses a critical gap in understanding how to enhance organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) among teachers, an essential component for the effectiveness of educational institutions. While existing research has underscored the importance of OCB, theoretical exploration into its enhancement still needs to be explored. Drawing on Nahapiet and Ghoshal's framework, which posits that social capital (SC) serves as a vital resource for sustainable organizational advantage, this research investigates the relationship between SC and teachers' OCB from the perspective of Technical School and Vocational College teachers in Malaysia. Utilizing a descriptive correlation survey, data were collected from 420 teachers across selected technical schools and vocational colleges in West Malaysia through questionnaires. The findings also revealed a strong positive correlation between SC and OCB among teachers. This study concludes with discussions on the implications for educational leadership and offers recommendations for future theoretical and empirical research to explore this relationship further.
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