Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Organizational Citizenship Behaviour

One of the contemporary areas in the field of Organizational Behaviour and Development is Organizational Citizenship Behaviour under the acronym OCB.

OCB is unique in that it is non-traditional and out of the clutches of a formal reward system. Though it is beneficial to the organization,it is purely under the volition of the individual who indulges in behaviour triggered by personal choice and is non-mandatory in that it does not fetch any punishment lest such behviour is not displayed.OCB enhances the effectiveness and efficiency of an organization and enhances its productivity.Two specific examples in point would include an employee who is apolitical by nature at domestic or social life will also act likewise in her/his professional work in the organization.;alternately,an employee who voluntarily takes part in collective decision-making process will tend to be more involved in work and perform better than those who are indifferent when it comes to joint-decision-making.

Contributed By:
Prof. D. P. Chattopadhyay
(Globsyn Business School)

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