Exploring Individual Difference in Organizational Citizenship Behaviour in the Academic Context

The literature on the individual difference in the display of organizational citizenship behaviour (OCB), with respect to age, gender, total work experience, organizational tenure has not been conclusive. While studies on different culture and organizational context have come up with different findi...

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Published in:Parikalpana : KIIT journal of management 2019-12, Vol.15 (1&2), p.45-64
Main Authors: Pradhan, Anita, Mishra, Sasmita
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Age groups
Altruism
Behavior
Compliance
Cultural values
Female employees
Gender differences
R&D
Research & development
Researchers
Studies
Teaching
Tenure
Work experience
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Summary:The literature on the individual difference in the display of organizational citizenship behaviour (OCB), with respect to age, gender, total work experience, organizational tenure has not been conclusive. While studies on different culture and organizational context have come up with different findings, there is a paucity of such research in academic organisations. With this backdrop, this study aims at studying the impact of demographic variables such as gender, age, work experience organizational tenure, and job category in an Indian university context. The findings revealed that male and female employees don't differ significantly in the display of citizenship behaviour; there was also no significant difference in the display of OCB among teaching and non-teaching category; the different age groups were found to differ in the conscientiousness dimension of OCB. The findings further revealed total work experience and organizational tenure to be better antecedents of OCB. The paper has theoretical and practical implications in the demographic difference in display of OCB in academic organizations.
ISSN:0974-2808
DOI:10.23862/kiit-parikalpana/2019/v15/i1-2/190173