Organizational citizenship behavior and extra role activity
https://doi.org/10.26425/1816-4277-2026-3-302-310
Abstract
A theoretical analysis of the phenomenon of organizational citizenship behavior (hereinafter referred to as OCB) has been carried out. It is a voluntary activity that goes beyond the scope of an employee’s job responsibilities, but contributes to the effectiveness of a company. The genesis of the OCB concept and its relation to such constructs as prosocial organizational behavior, contextual fulfillment, and extra-role behavior has been considered. A comparative review of foreign and domestic approaches to the study of this phenomenon has been conducted. The author has stated the terminological fragmentation and insufficient elaboration of the issues in Russian psychology, where the concepts of excess activity, supranormative activity, and maladaptive activity are used to describe similar phenomena. The purpose of the study is to systematize existing approaches and integrate the OCB concept into the system of views of Russian psychology of activity. The main thesis is that considering OCB as a separate type of activity makes it possible to overcome the reduction of its essence to situational external behavioral reactions and to reveal the propensity to implement OCB as a stable personality trait determined by the motivational and value sphere. The research perspective is seen in a comprehensive study of the relationship of OCB with individual typological characteristics, character and motivational-value sphere of personality in order to create an integrative model, as well as forecasting and creating conditions for prosocial behavior.
About the Author
K. V. Chelnokov
Perm State National Research University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Konstantin V. Chelnokov - Postgraduate Student
Perm
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