Why and when workplace ostracism inhibits organizational citizenship behaviors: An organizational identification perspective

• Published in: Journal of applied psychology Vol. 101; no. 3; p. 362
• Main Authors: Wu, Chia-Huei, Liu, Jun, Kwan, Ho Kwong, Lee, Cynthia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2016
• Subjects: Adult; Employment - psychology; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Organizational Culture; Social Distance; Social Identification; Workplace - psychology

Why and when do employees respond to workplace ostracism by withholding their engagement in citizenship behavior? Beyond perspectives proposed in past studies, we offer a new account based on a social identity perspective and propose that workplace ostracism decreases citizenship behavior by undermi...