Organizational Citizenship Behaviors and Social Loafing: Personality, Motives and Contextual Factors

Author

Hwee Hoon TAN, Singapore Management UniversityFollow
M.L. TAN

Publication Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

2008

Abstract

The present study integrates the literature on social loafing and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB). The authors examined the roles of personality, motives, and contextual factors in influencing the work behaviors of OCB and social loafing. In a sample of 341 individuals working in project groups, with data collected over 3 time periods, the authors found that conscientiousness was negatively related to social loafing. They also found the known positive relation of OCB with conscientiousness. Felt responsibility was negatively related to social loafing. The authors found no significant relations between social loafing and OCB motives. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]

Discipline

Organizational Behavior and Theory

Research Areas

Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources

Publication

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volume

142

Issue

1

First Page

89

Last Page

108

ISSN

0022-3980

Identifier

10.3200/JRLP.142.1.89-112

Publisher

Taylor and Francis

Citation

TAN, Hwee Hoon and TAN, M.L.. Organizational Citizenship Behaviors and Social Loafing: Personality, Motives and Contextual Factors. (2008). Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied. 142, (1), 89-108.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/1013