Consequences of unit-level organizational citizenship behaviors: A review and recommendations for future research

Nathan P. Podsakoff; Philip M. Podsakoff; Scott B. MacKenzie; Timothy D. Maynes; Trevor M. Spoelma

doi:10.1002/job.1911

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Consequences of unit-level organizational citizenship behaviors: A review and recommendations for future research

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Consequences of unit-level organizational citizenship behaviors: A review and recommendations for future research

Nathan P. Podsakoff, Philip M. Podsakoff, Scott B. MacKenzie, Timothy D. Maynes and Trevor M. Spoelma

Journal of organizational behavior, Vol.35(S1), pp.S87-S119

02/2014

DOI: 10.1002/job.1911

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Abstract

During the past 30 years, interest in organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs) has grown substantially. Although much of the early empirical research in this domain was directed at the individual level of analysis, more recently, researchers have focused their attention on identifying the outcomes of group-level or unit-level OCBs, as well as the mediating mechanisms and boundary conditions of the relationships between OCBs and unit-level outcomes. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to provide a summary of the extant literature in this area. First, we discuss the applicability of the types of OCB to the unit level of analysis. Following this, we provide a summary of the literature examining outcomes of unit-level OCBs, with particular attention paid to the mediators and moderators of the relationship between OCBs and unit effectiveness. Next, we examine the methodological characteristics of studies conducted in this research domain. Finally, we make a series of conceptual and methodological recommendations regarding future research on the consequences of unit-level OCBs. Copyright (C) 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Title: Subtitle: Consequences of unit-level organizational citizenship behaviors: A review and recommendations for future research
Creators: Nathan P. Podsakoff - University of Arizona
Philip M. Podsakoff - University of Florida
Scott B. MacKenzie - Indiana University Bloomington
Timothy D. Maynes - University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Trevor M. Spoelma - University of Arizona
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of organizational behavior, Vol.35(S1), pp.S87-S119
DOI: 10.1002/job.1911
ISSN: 0894-3796
eISSN: 1099-1379
Publisher: Wiley
Number of pages: 33
Language: English
Date published: 02/2014
Academic Unit: Management and Entrepreneurship
Record Identifier: 9984936819002771

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