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Justice, citizenship, and role definition effects.
J Appl Psychol. 2001 Aug; 86(4):789-96.JA

Abstract

A limitation of the organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) literature is that theory and empirical evidence suggest that some employees define OCBs as part of their job. A theoretical framework that addresses this problem is tested in this article. The framework focuses on 2 effects: a role enlargement effect (i.e., employees with more favorable attitudes define OCB as inrole behavior, which, in turn, results in greater citizenship) and a role discretion effect (i.e., the relationship between employees' attitudes and their citizenship will be stronger among employees who define OCB as extrarole behavior). In tests of this framework with 2 independent samples of supervisor-subordinate dyads, role definitions were found to moderate several relationships between procedural justice and OCB, providing support for the role discretion effect. Implications for OCB theory and research are discussed.

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Tepper BJ
School of Management, Gatton College of Business and Economics, University of Kentucky, USA. bjtepper@email.uncc.edu
Lockhart D
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Hoobler J
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MeSH

AdultFemaleHumansInterpersonal RelationsJob DescriptionJob SatisfactionMaleMiddle AgedOrganizational CulturePerceptionPersonnel LoyaltyPersonnel ManagementPrejudiceRole

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

11519662

Citation

Tepper, B J., et al. "Justice, Citizenship, and Role Definition Effects." The Journal of Applied Psychology, vol. 86, no. 4, 2001, pp. 789-96.
Tepper BJ, Lockhart D, Hoobler J. Justice, citizenship, and role definition effects. J Appl Psychol. 2001;86(4):789-96.
Tepper, B. J., Lockhart, D., & Hoobler, J. (2001). Justice, citizenship, and role definition effects. The Journal of Applied Psychology, 86(4), 789-96.
Tepper BJ, Lockhart D, Hoobler J. Justice, Citizenship, and Role Definition Effects. J Appl Psychol. 2001;86(4):789-96. PubMed PMID: 11519662.
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