Organizational commitment and organizational citizenship behaviour: a study among public sector employees

Organizational commitment reflects employees’ dedication to their organization, while organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) entails voluntary actions beyond formal job duties. Strong commitment fosters positive work environments and encourages behaviors benefiting the organization, like assistin...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ismail, Suriani, Mohd Ali, Siti Shazwani, Nazuri, Nur Shuhamin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: RSIS International 2024
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/119511/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/119511/1/119511.pdf
_version_ 1848867988059455488
author Ismail, Suriani
Mohd Ali, Siti Shazwani
Nazuri, Nur Shuhamin
author_facet Ismail, Suriani
Mohd Ali, Siti Shazwani
Nazuri, Nur Shuhamin
author_sort Ismail, Suriani
building UPM Institutional Repository
collection Online Access
description Organizational commitment reflects employees’ dedication to their organization, while organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) entails voluntary actions beyond formal job duties. Strong commitment fosters positive work environments and encourages behaviors benefiting the organization, like assisting colleagues or suggesting improvements. Research has primarily explored the relationship between overall organizational commitment and OCB, often overlooking the distinct impacts of its various dimensions. Furthermore, limited attention has been given to how affective, continuance and normative commitment uniquely contribute to the different aspects of OCB among public sector employees. On top of that, this paper discusses extensive findings and the theoretical basis explaining the relationship between organizational commitment and OCB, which was limited in the literature. This study addresses these gaps by reviewing Social Exchange Theory (SET) to explain the effect of organizational commitment on OCB and thoroughly examine the relationship between these variables. The findings of this study have practical implications that can empower organizations to enhance employee engagement and performance. They reveal that continuance and normative commitments significantly influence OCB, suggesting that organizations can strengthen these commitments by providing clear career paths, recognizing employee contributions, and fostering a strong sense of organizational loyalty.
first_indexed 2025-11-15T14:45:14Z
format Article
id upm-119511
institution Universiti Putra Malaysia
institution_category Local University
language English
last_indexed 2025-11-15T14:45:14Z
publishDate 2024
publisher RSIS International
recordtype eprints
repository_type Digital Repository
spelling upm-1195112025-08-27T04:11:40Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/119511/ Organizational commitment and organizational citizenship behaviour: a study among public sector employees Ismail, Suriani Mohd Ali, Siti Shazwani Nazuri, Nur Shuhamin Organizational commitment reflects employees’ dedication to their organization, while organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) entails voluntary actions beyond formal job duties. Strong commitment fosters positive work environments and encourages behaviors benefiting the organization, like assisting colleagues or suggesting improvements. Research has primarily explored the relationship between overall organizational commitment and OCB, often overlooking the distinct impacts of its various dimensions. Furthermore, limited attention has been given to how affective, continuance and normative commitment uniquely contribute to the different aspects of OCB among public sector employees. On top of that, this paper discusses extensive findings and the theoretical basis explaining the relationship between organizational commitment and OCB, which was limited in the literature. This study addresses these gaps by reviewing Social Exchange Theory (SET) to explain the effect of organizational commitment on OCB and thoroughly examine the relationship between these variables. The findings of this study have practical implications that can empower organizations to enhance employee engagement and performance. They reveal that continuance and normative commitments significantly influence OCB, suggesting that organizations can strengthen these commitments by providing clear career paths, recognizing employee contributions, and fostering a strong sense of organizational loyalty. RSIS International 2024 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/119511/1/119511.pdf Ismail, Suriani and Mohd Ali, Siti Shazwani and Nazuri, Nur Shuhamin (2024) Organizational commitment and organizational citizenship behaviour: a study among public sector employees. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 8 (5). pp. 2495-2505. ISSN 2454-6186 https://rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/articles/organizational-commitment-and-organizational-citizenship-behaviour-a-study-among-public-sector-employees/ 10.47772/ijriss.2024.805180
spellingShingle Ismail, Suriani
Mohd Ali, Siti Shazwani
Nazuri, Nur Shuhamin
Organizational commitment and organizational citizenship behaviour: a study among public sector employees
title Organizational commitment and organizational citizenship behaviour: a study among public sector employees
title_full Organizational commitment and organizational citizenship behaviour: a study among public sector employees
title_fullStr Organizational commitment and organizational citizenship behaviour: a study among public sector employees
title_full_unstemmed Organizational commitment and organizational citizenship behaviour: a study among public sector employees
title_short Organizational commitment and organizational citizenship behaviour: a study among public sector employees
title_sort organizational commitment and organizational citizenship behaviour: a study among public sector employees
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/119511/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/119511/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/119511/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/119511/1/119511.pdf