Organizational citizenship behavior: Its nature and antecedents

Theory and research on Organizational Citizenship Behaviors (OCB) has presumed OCB as a set of desirable behaviors that contributes to the organizational effectiveness. So far OCB has been connoted as one of the antecedents of organizational performance. However, the antecedents of OCB are not thor...

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Päätekijät: Jahangir, Nadim, Akbar, Mohammad Muzahid, Haq, Mahmudul
Aineistotyyppi: Artikkeli
Kieli:English
Julkaistu: BRAC University 2010
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spelling 10361-5172019-09-29T05:45:56Z Organizational citizenship behavior: Its nature and antecedents Jahangir, Nadim Akbar, Mohammad Muzahid Haq, Mahmudul Organizational Citizenship behavior, Job satisfaction organizational commitment Role perceptions leadership behaviors leader-member exchange Fairness perceptions Individual dispositions, Motivational theories Theory and research on Organizational Citizenship Behaviors (OCB) has presumed OCB as a set of desirable behaviors that contributes to the organizational effectiveness. So far OCB has been connoted as one of the antecedents of organizational performance. However, the antecedents of OCB are not thoroughly investigated. This study explores various existing definitions of OCB and then examines the dimensions of OCB. Based on the discussion on the dimensions of OCB, a number of antecedents were identified. When the antecedents are known, managers would be able to promote OCB among their employees for better performance. 2010-10-14T09:44:21Z 2010-10-14T09:44:21Z 2004 Article http://hdl.handle.net/10361/517 en BRAC University Journal, BRAC University;Vol.1, No.2,pp. 75-85 application/pdf BRAC University
institution Brac University
collection Institutional Repository
language English
topic Organizational Citizenship behavior,
Job satisfaction
organizational commitment
Role perceptions
leadership behaviors
leader-member exchange
Fairness perceptions
Individual dispositions,
Motivational theories
spellingShingle Organizational Citizenship behavior,
Job satisfaction
organizational commitment
Role perceptions
leadership behaviors
leader-member exchange
Fairness perceptions
Individual dispositions,
Motivational theories
Jahangir, Nadim
Akbar, Mohammad Muzahid
Haq, Mahmudul
Organizational citizenship behavior: Its nature and antecedents
description Theory and research on Organizational Citizenship Behaviors (OCB) has presumed OCB as a set of desirable behaviors that contributes to the organizational effectiveness. So far OCB has been connoted as one of the antecedents of organizational performance. However, the antecedents of OCB are not thoroughly investigated. This study explores various existing definitions of OCB and then examines the dimensions of OCB. Based on the discussion on the dimensions of OCB, a number of antecedents were identified. When the antecedents are known, managers would be able to promote OCB among their employees for better performance.
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Akbar, Mohammad Muzahid
Haq, Mahmudul
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Haq, Mahmudul
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title Organizational citizenship behavior: Its nature and antecedents
title_short Organizational citizenship behavior: Its nature and antecedents
title_full Organizational citizenship behavior: Its nature and antecedents
title_fullStr Organizational citizenship behavior: Its nature and antecedents
title_full_unstemmed Organizational citizenship behavior: Its nature and antecedents
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