Research Article 12 79
Journal of Education & Social Sciences - Volume 8, Issue 1 2020
By Muhammad Shahnawaz Adil, Uzma Khan
10.20547/jess0812008103
Keywords: Supervisor support; OCB; engagement; performance; stress

This paper analyzes a) the effect of organizational climate, supervisor support, and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB-I) on cognitive job engagement (CJE); b) the effect of CJE on teacher performance; and c) the moderating roles of occupational stress and mentoring for the positive relationship between CJE and teacher performance. Data from 313 full-time teachers from public and private universities of Karachi (Pakistan) are analyzed using structural equation modeling. Results show that organizational climate and morale, and OCB-I have a significant effect on CJE which in turn, has a significant effect on teacher performance. However, supervisor support has been found completely unrelated to CJE. Occupational stress weakens the positive relationship between CJE and teacher performance, whereas mentoring strengthens the same relationship. PLSpredict algorithm suggests medium predictive validity of the structural model. Theoretical contributions and managerial implications are discussed.