نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسندگان
1 گروه علم اطلاعات و دانش شناسی، دانشگاه اصفهان، اصفهان، ایران
2 گروه علم اطلاعات و دانششناسی، دانشگاه اصفهان، اصفهان، ایران
3 گروه علوم تربیتی، دانشگاه اصفهان، اصفهان، ایران
چکیده
کلیدواژهها
عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسندگان [English]
Objectives: Organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) is conscious and voluntary, unreinforced by formal reward systems, and enhances overall organizational effectiveness. Librarians exhibit OCB, which shapes their attitudes, behaviors, and interactions to deliver increasingly high-quality services. Possessing social intelligence as societal members, librarians also influence library functions, service quality, and user satisfaction. Therefore, this study investigated the status of and relationship between social intelligence and OCB among librarians in public university libraries in Isfahan.
Methodology: This applied, descriptive-correlational study targeted a population of 101 librarians across Isfahan public university libraries in 2023. A sample of 76 was selected via proportional stratified random sampling based on Cochran's formula. Data were gathered using the Amini Abchoye OCB Questionnaire (2015)—adapted from Podsakoff et al. (2000)—and the Silvera et al. (2001) Social Intelligence Questionnaire. Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficients were 0.84 for social intelligence and 0.90 for OCB. Data were analyzed in SPSS 26 using descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation) and inferential statistics (Pearson correlation, independent-samples $t$-tests, and one-way ANOVA).
Findings: Social intelligence and OCB among Isfahan public university librarians scored above the theoretical mean ($\text{mean} > 3$), with a positive, significant moderate correlation between them ($r = 0.51, p < 0.05$). All three social intelligence dimensions (social information processing, social skills, and social awareness) positively correlated with all seven OCB dimensions (sportsmanship, organizational compliance, helping behaviors, organizational loyalty, civic virtue, self-development, and individual initiative). Pearson correlation coefficients with total OCB were 0.441 for social information processing, 0.285 for social skills, and 0.545 for social awareness (highest: social awareness; lowest: social skills). Finally, demographic variables—age, work experience, gender, field of study, workplace, and education level—showed no significant differences in social intelligence or OCB.
Conclusion: Librarians' social intelligence positively correlates with OCB, serving as a key driver. Strengthening social intelligence fosters OCB, aligning individual actions with library goals and boosting overall productivity and effectiveness. University library administrators in Isfahan should implement targeted workshops, group activities, and communication-enhancement programs to elevate staff social intelligence and, consequently, OCB.
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