Explanation of organizational citizenship behavior with personality

The aim of this research is to investigate the relationship between organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) and dimensions of personality among the staff of Tehran University. In this study 213 expert staffs were selected to form the statistical samples. Results indicate that: 1) OCB and personality dimensions take a place higher than average position. 2) Results of Pearson Correlation show that OCB has positive relations with personality dimensions including: agreeableness, consciousness, openness, and extraversion; however, the relation between neuroticism and OCB seems negative. 3) Result of Regression analysis demonstrates that consciousness, agreeableness and openness predict the OCB.