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Dispositional and contextual determinants of organizational citizenship behavior
Author(s) -
Konovsky Mary A.,
Organ Dennis W.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of organizational behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.938
H-Index - 177
eISSN - 1099-1379
pISSN - 0894-3796
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1379(199605)17:3<253::aid-job747>3.0.co;2-q
Subject(s) - conscientiousness , organizational citizenship behavior , agreeableness , psychology , social psychology , organizational commitment , job satisfaction , equity (law) , personality , big five personality traits , extraversion and introversion , political science , law
This study of 402 professional and administrative employees of a VA hospital addressed the question of whether certain dispositional factors (Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, and Equity Sensitivity) could account for the relationship between contextual work attitudes and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB). Findings indicate this not to be the case. Fairness/satisfaction had independent effects on OCB. Additionally, Conscientiousness predicted some forms of OCB. Neither Agreeableness nor Equity Sensitivity affected OCB. Implications are noted for further inquiry into OCB.