What motivates OCB? Insights from the volunteerism literature

✍ Scribed by James J. Lavelle

• Book ID: 102391059
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 54 KB
• Volume: 31
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0894-3796
• DOI: 10.1002/job.644

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

This paper argues that taking a functionalist perspective can contribute to a more complete understanding of why employees engage in organizational citizenship behavior (OCB). Informed by the volunteerism literature, a number of other‐oriented and self‐oriented functions are identified as predictors of OCB including value‐expression, social, and career‐related motives. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.