INDIVIDUALISM COLLECTIVISM AS AN INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCE PREDICTOR OF ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOR

Though it appears intuitively appealing that individual differences sh ould be related to a person's decision to perform citizenship behavior s, the search for such individual differences has yet to yield clear r esults. In this study, data were collected to assess the extent of a r elationship between individualism-collectivism as a within culture ind ividual difference and self-reports of organizational citizenship beha viors. Results suggest that if an individual holds collectivistic valu es or norms, he/she would be more likely to perform citizenship behavi ors. In addition, this relationship was found to be robust to common m ethod effects and to the effect of the relationship between procedural justice and OCB. Implications for the way collectivistic tendencies w ithin cultures may be used in organizations are discussed.