Consideration on the Relationship between In-role and Organizational Citizenship Behaviors

Abstract

This study examined whether and how in-role behavior (IRB) has a relationship with organizational citizenship behavior (OCB). After alternative models regarding a causal relationship between them are proposed, the specif ication search of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was utilized to analyze the data collected from 312 workers working with others. As a result of the comparison of alternative models, different models become the highest measures of f it depending on antecedents; when job satisfaction is considered, the model assuming the effect of job satisfaction on OCB is fully mediated by IRB became the best one. If organizational identification is considered to be an antecedent, the other model considering an effect of organizational identification on IRB is fully mediated by OCB is adopted as the best one. A probable reason for such difference is proposed.