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The good soldier: who is s(he)?
Author(s) -
Kidder Deborah L.,
Parks Judi McLean
Publication year - 2001
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/job.119
Subject(s) - sportsmanship , courtesy , social psychology , organizational citizenship behavior , psychology , civic virtue , perception , altruism (biology) , categorization , social identity theory , identity (music) , citizenship , virtue , epistemology , social group , organizational commitment , political science , philosophy , physics , neuroscience , politics , acoustics , law
Abstract This paper examines how perceptions of Organizational Citizenship Behaviors (OCBs) are affected by socially constructed gender roles. We argue that gender roles are important for the perception, categorization, and consequences of OCBs. We suggest that the dimensions of OCBs (altruism, courtesy, sportsmanship, and civic virtue) are related to gender stereotypes. Combining social identity theory with gender role theory suggests that the ‘gender’ of these behaviors, the job, the job incumbent, and the gender identity of the observer interact, potentially broaden the breadth of requisite job behaviors defined as either in‐ or extra‐role. Implications are discussed. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.