Organizational Citizenship Behavior in Contemporary Organizations: A Conceptual Synthesis of Its Nature, Dimensions, Antecedents and Organizational Consequences

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Dr. Geetha K, Dr. Sathiya M


Abstract

 Organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) is a broad field of organizational research that focuses on cooperation, workplace relationships, organizational effectiveness, and the conditions that encourage employees to contribute beyond formal task requirements. It began as a relatively focused idea about discretionary employee contributions. Two significant review treatments of OCB are combined in this conceptual study: Organ's analysis of current trends and advancements and Jahangir, Akbar, and Haq's investigation of the nature and causes of OCB. The current article unifies the two viewpoints into a unified framework instead of presenting them as distinct accounts. The synthesis examines the fundamental aspects of citizenship behavior, such as altruism and conscientiousness, and explains how it relates to prosocial conduct and contextual performance.sportsmanship, civility, and civic virtue, and classifies antecedents into categories linked to attitudes, relationships, justice, roles, dispositions, and motivation. The review also takes into account the relationship between OCB and both individual and organizational effectiveness, the impact of culture, the increasing focus on voice, and possible drawbacks such exhaustion, role growth, and job overload. According to the analysis, OCB is best understood as a pattern of contributions that is context-sensitive and supports the social and psychological circumstances in which formal labor is carried out. Therefore, future research should focus more on cultural variation, within-person changes, longitudinal designs, diverse data sources, and the potential for both positive and negative outcomes from citizenship activity. 


Keywords

Contextual performance, work satisfaction, organizational fairness, leadership, organizational commitment, employee conduct, organizational effectiveness, and organizational citizenship behavior



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