A contingency perspective of pro-organizational motives, unethical pro-organizational behavior, and organizational citizenship behavior.
Front Psychol. 2022; 13:935210.FP

Abstract

Although the effects of pro-organizational motives on pro-organizational behaviors [i.e., unethical pro-organizational behavior (UPB) and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB)] and their boundaries have been explored to some extent, extant studies are rather piecemeal and in need of synthesis and extension. Based on prior motivational research on pro-organizational behaviors, we developed a comprehensive contingent model in which moral identity and impression management motives would moderate the links between pro-organizational motives, UPB, and OCB. Adopting a time-lagged design, we collected data from 218 salespeople in an internet technology service company in China. Results showed that pro-organizational motives were positively related to UPB and OCB. Moral identity weakened the impact of pro-organizational motives on UPB but strengthened the influence of pro-organizational motives on OCB. Furthermore, we found that impression management motives strengthened the effects of pro-organizational motives on UPB and OCB, and the interaction of impression management motives and pro-organizational motives was stronger on UPB than on OCB. Theoretical and practical implications, limitations, and future directions are discussed.

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Cheng K

School of Management, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China.

Hu P

School of Management, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China.

Guo L

School of Economics and Management, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.

Wang Y

School of Economics and Management, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.

Lin Y

School of Management, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China.

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eng

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36106034

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Cheng, Ken, et al. "A Contingency Perspective of Pro-organizational Motives, Unethical Pro-organizational Behavior, and Organizational Citizenship Behavior." Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 13, 2022, p. 935210.

Cheng K, Hu P, Guo L, et al. A contingency perspective of pro-organizational motives, unethical pro-organizational behavior, and organizational citizenship behavior. Front Psychol. 2022;13:935210.

Cheng, K., Hu, P., Guo, L., Wang, Y., & Lin, Y. (2022). A contingency perspective of pro-organizational motives, unethical pro-organizational behavior, and organizational citizenship behavior. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 935210. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.935210

Cheng K, et al. A Contingency Perspective of Pro-organizational Motives, Unethical Pro-organizational Behavior, and Organizational Citizenship Behavior. Front Psychol. 2022;13:935210. PubMed PMID: 36106034.

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TY - JOUR T1 - A contingency perspective of pro-organizational motives, unethical pro-organizational behavior, and organizational citizenship behavior. AU - Cheng,Ken, AU - Hu,Panpan, AU - Guo,Limin, AU - Wang,Yifei, AU - Lin,Yinghui, Y1 - 2022/08/29/ PY - 2022/05/03/received PY - 2022/07/18/accepted PY - 2022/9/15/entrez PY - 2022/9/16/pubmed PY - 2022/9/16/medline KW - impression management motives KW - moral identity KW - organizational citizenship behavior KW - pro-organizational motives KW - unethical pro-organizational behavior SP - 935210 EP - 935210 JF - Frontiers in psychology JO - Front Psychol VL - 13 N2 - Although the effects of pro-organizational motives on pro-organizational behaviors [i.e., unethical pro-organizational behavior (UPB) and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB)] and their boundaries have been explored to some extent, extant studies are rather piecemeal and in need of synthesis and extension. Based on prior motivational research on pro-organizational behaviors, we developed a comprehensive contingent model in which moral identity and impression management motives would moderate the links between pro-organizational motives, UPB, and OCB. Adopting a time-lagged design, we collected data from 218 salespeople in an internet technology service company in China. Results showed that pro-organizational motives were positively related to UPB and OCB. Moral identity weakened the impact of pro-organizational motives on UPB but strengthened the influence of pro-organizational motives on OCB. Furthermore, we found that impression management motives strengthened the effects of pro-organizational motives on UPB and OCB, and the interaction of impression management motives and pro-organizational motives was stronger on UPB than on OCB. Theoretical and practical implications, limitations, and future directions are discussed. SN - 1664-1078 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/36106034/A_contingency_perspective_of_pro_organizational_motives_unethical_pro_organizational_behavior_and_organizational_citizenship_behavior_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -

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A contingency perspective of pro-organizational motives, unethical pro-organizational behavior, and organizational citizenship behavior.Front Psychol. 2022; 13:935210.FP