Self-Interest and Other-Orientation in Organizational Behavior: Implications for Job Performance, Prosocial Behavior, and Personal Initiative

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 913-926

  De Dreu, Carsten K W ^a   Nauta, Aukje ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Randstad HR Solutions ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

job performance; justice; personal initiative; prosocial behavior; self interest

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDIVIDUALIZATION; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

ADULT; ASPIRATIONS (PSYCHOLOGY); COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUATION; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 67650967104     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014494     Document Type: Article

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