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        Reevaluating the performance-enhancing narrative behind organizational citizenship behaviors: Collective outcomes at the individual’s expense

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        2020
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        Knutsson, T.T.
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        Theconceptoforganizationalcitizenshipbehavior(OCB)aimstodescribe behaviorsthatgobeyondemployees’assignedresponsibilitiesandarebeneficialfor organizations’objectives(Organ,1990).In short,OCBreferstobehaviorsthatdirectly benefiteitheranorganization(OCBO)oritsindividuals(OCBI)throughbehaviorsthat arealtruistic,supportiveandarenotpartofonesofficialjob-description(i.e.in-role behaviors)(Smith,Organ&Near,1983).Meta-analyticstudieshavegenerallyfoundthat OCBislinkedtofavorableoutcomessuchashigherorganizationalperformance(Nielsen, Hrivnak&Shaw.,2009)aswellasreducedturnover(Sun,Aryee,&Law,2007),higher productivityandimprovedefficiency(Podsakoff,Whiting,Podsakoff&Blume.2009; Wei.2014).
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        https://studenttheses.uu.nl/handle/20.500.12932/36360
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