Predicting OCB role definitions: Exchanges with the organization and psychological attachment

Journal of Business and Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 201-214

  Chiaburu, Dan S ^a   Byrne, Zinta S ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Exchange ideology; Job satisfaction; Organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs); Organizational commitment; Psychological attachment; Role definition; Social exchange; Trust in the organization

Indexed keywords

EID: 61749100263     PISSN: 08893268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10869-009-9100-x     Document Type: Article

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