Interdependence and organizational citizenship behavior: Exploring the mediating effect of group cohesion in multilevel analysis

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 143, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 625-640

  Chen, Chun Hsi Vivian ^a   Tang, Ya Yun ^a   Wang, Shih Jon ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Goal interdependence; Group cohesion; Organizational citizenship behavior; Task interdependence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MOTIVATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOCIOMETRIC STATUS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TAIWAN;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GOALS; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LEADERSHIP; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIOMETRIC TECHNIQUES; TAIWAN;

EID: 70350780247     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223980903218273     Document Type: Article

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