The Causal Model of Relationship between Cultural Intelligence, Organizational Citizenship behavior and Organizational Commitment among High-school Teachers of Naghadeh, Iran

This research intended to study the causal model of relationship between cultural intelligence, organizational citizenship behavior and organizational commitment among the high-schools teachers of Naghadeh city. The research method was descriptive-correlational. The population consisted of all high-school teachers of Naghadeh and the sample size was 202, selected by stratified random sampling. Data was collected by the use of three standardized questionnaires: Cultural Intelligence Questionnaire (Ang, et al.), Organizational Citizenship Behavior Questionnaire (Podsakoff, et al.) and Organizational Commitment Questionnaire (Allen and Meyer). Research data was analyzed by LISREL 8.5 and SPSS 18 softwares. The results of structural equations show that the direct effect of cultural intelligence on organizational commitment (0.39) is positive and significant, the direct effect of cultural intelligence on organizational citizenship behavior (0.61) is positive and significant, and the direct effect of organizational citizenship behavior on organizational commitment (0.34) is positive and significant. The indirect effect of cultural intelligence on organizational commitment, with the mediating role of organizational citizenship behavior (0.43), is positive and significant and finally, the total effect of cultural intelligence on organizational commitment (0.38) is positive and significant.