Moderating effect of personality on the relationship between affective organisational commitment and organisational citizenship behaviour
Authors
Callan, David
Issue Date
2014
Degree
Higher Diploma in Arts in Psychology
Publisher
Dublin Business School
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Abstract
Existing research has frequently linked affective organisational commitment with organisational citizenship behaviour. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the moderating role of each of the big five personality dimensions on this relationship to fill a perceived gap in the literature. As hypothesised, a Pearson correlation coefficient revealed that affective organisational commitment was positively correlated with organisational citizenship behaviour. A moderated hierarchical multiple regression analysis using standardised variables revealed that, as hypothesised, emotional stability acted as a moderator, while extraversion and intellect/imagination did not. Contrary to what was hypothesised, conscientiousness and agreeableness were found not to moderate the relationship between affective organisational commitment and organisational citizenship behaviour.