Instrumental values of organizational citizenship behavior for promotion: A field quasi-experiment

Authors
Hui, C Lam, SSK Law, KKS
Citation
C. Hui et al., Instrumental values of organizational citizenship behavior for promotion: A field quasi-experiment, J APPL PSYC, 85(5), 2000, pp. 822-828
Citations number
33
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN journal
00219010 → ACNP
Volume
85
Issue
5
Year of publication
2000
Pages
822 - 828
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-9010(200010)85:5<822:IVOOCB>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
The present study examined the relationship between promotion, perceived in strumentality of organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) for promotion, a nd employees' OCB before and after promotion. A field quasi-experiment invo lving 293 tellers of a multinational bank was conducted. Both supervisors a nd employees provided OCB ratings 3 months before and 3 months after the pr omotion decision was announced. The authors found employees who perceived O CB as instrumental to their promotion and who were promoted were more likel y to decline in their OCB after me promotion.