Does Perceived Threat to Organizational Status Moderate the Relation between Organizational Commitment and Work Behavior?

Drawing on research on social identity, the authors postulated that perceived threat to organizational reputation moderates the relationship between attitudinal organizational commitment (AOC) on the one hand and in-role performance and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) on the other. This hy...

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Published inInternational journal of management Vol. 22; no. 2; p. 193
Main Authors Riketta, Michael, Landerer, Angela
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Poole International Journal of Management 01.06.2005
Subjects
Behavior
Bribery
Corporate image
Employee attitude
Employees
Hypotheses
Identification
Motivation
Organizational behavior
Questionnaires
Reputations
Social identity
Studies
Threats
Germany
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Summary:Drawing on research on social identity, the authors postulated that perceived threat to organizational reputation moderates the relationship between attitudinal organizational commitment (AOC) on the one hand and in-role performance and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) on the other. This hypothesis was tested with self-report data from 63 employees of a German health-service organization that had been involved in a public scandal shortly before the investigation. As postulated, higher perceived severity of the scandal was associated with a more positive relationship between AOC and OCB. The hypothesis was not supported for in-role performance. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0813-0183