Mediating Effect of Employee Accountability on the Relationship between Working Condition and Organizational Health

Abstract

The study examines the mediation effect of employee accountability on the relationship between working conditions and organizational health. The data were collected using a survey questionnaire on a sample of 311 elementary school teachers from public schools in North and South District of Kiblawan, Davao del Sur. The study employed a correlational and causal approach using Path Analysis to determine the relationships between working conditions, organizational health, and employee accountability. Findings revealed that working conditions and organizational health are positively and significantly related. Moreover, there is also a significant and positive relationship between working conditions and employee accountability. Results also indicated that employee accountability and organizational health are significantly and positively related. Using the Path Analysis, the mediation model suggested that employee accountability partially mediates the positive relationship between working conditions and organizational health. Specifically, the total effect of working conditions on organizational health is mediated by or passes through employee accountability. The remaining is attributed to the direct impact of working conditions or indirect effect through the mediation of other variables that are not considered in the study.