European Journal of Business and Management
ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online)
Vol 3, No.4, 2011
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Organizational Commitment as predictor of Organizational
Citizenship Behavior
Arti Bakhshi
P.G. Department of Psychology, University of Jammu
Jammu 180001, India
Tel: 91-9419-133-266 E-mail: artibakhshi@gmail.com
Atul Dutt Sharma (corresponding author)
P.G. Department of Psychology, University of Jammu
Jammu 180001, India
Tel: 91-9419-647-736 E-mail: tell2atul@gmail.com
Kuldeep Kumar
Directorate of School Education
Jammu 180001, India
Tel: 91-9469-212-552 E-mail: kkmalhotra1@yahoo.co.in
Abstract
The present study aimed at exploring the linkages between Allen and Meyer’s (1991) three component
model of organizational commitment and organizational citizenship behavior as defined by Organ (1988),
using a field survey on a randomly selected sample of 77 employees working in National Hydroelectric
Power Corporation Ltd., a public sector organization in India. Organizational Commitment was measured
using revised version of Organizational Commitment Scale by Allen and Meyer (1997) and organizational
citizenship behavior scale (OCBS) developed by Bakhshi and Kumar (2009) was used as an aggregate
measure of organizational citizenship behavior (OCB). The results of partial correlation analysis showed
that all the three components of organizational commitment-Affective commitment, Continuance
commitment and Normative commitment were positively correlated with aggregate measure of OCB.
Hierarchical Regression analyses showed no significant impact of demographic variables (age, gender, job
tenure, marital status and qualification) on aggregate measure of OCB. Among the three components of
organizational commitment, only normative commitment has a significant positive impact on aggregate
measure of OCB. Theoretical and practical implications of the results are discussed.
Keywords: Commitment, Affective, Continuance,...