eprintid: 10288
rev_number: 6
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userid: 564
dir: disk0/00/01/02/88
datestamp: 2018-03-01 13:41:35
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type: article
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creators_name: Olowookere, E. I.
title: Influence of Religiosity and Organizational Commitment on
Organizational Citizenship Behaviours:A Critical Review of
Literature
ispublished: pub
subjects: BF
divisions: sch_soc
divisions: sch_psy
full_text_status: public
keywords: Religiosity, Organizational Commitment, Organizational Citizenship*
Behaviours**
abstract: In* an* attempt* to* cultivate* and* promote* organizational* citizenship* behaviours,*many*
scholars*have*sought*to*identify*factors*that*engender*these*highly*coveted*behaviours.*
Some*of* the* identified* factors* include*organizational*characteristics* (such*as*working*
conditions,* organizational* policies* and* procedures,* leadership* style* and* work*
environment),*employee* characteristics* (such* as*personal* attributes,*beliefs,* attitude*
and*dispositions)*and*work*characteristics*(such*as*job*content*and*design).*This*paper*
reviewed* literature*on* the* influence*of* religiosity*and*organizational* commitment*on*
organizational*citizenship*behaviours,*and*further*accentuated* the*connection*among*
these* variables.* It*was* observed* that* religiosity* and* organizational* commitment* are*
important*variables*that*have*been*linked*with*organizational*citizenship*behaviours.*
Religiosity* was* associated* with* enhanced* team* work,* greater* kindness,* fairness,*
honesty,*trust,*concern*for*others*and*organizational*citizenship*behaviours.*Also,*most*
studies* claimed* that* organizational* commitment* enhances* the* performance* of*
organizational* citizenship* behaviours.* However,* organizational* commitment* and*
organizational*citizenship*behaviours*are*very*similar*constructs,*with*one*viewed*as*a*
behavioural* demonstration* of* the* other.* This* paper* concluded* that* organizational*
commitment*and*organizational*citizenship*behaviours*share*similar*antecedents*such*
that* any* construct* or* variable* related* to* one* is* ultimately* related* to* the* other.*
Therefore,*religiosity*is*related*to*both*organizational*commitment*and*organizational*
citizenship*behaviours,*and*does*exert*influence*on*each*of*them.*Finally,*since*most*of*
the*reviewed*literatures*were*foreign,*it*was*recommended*that*an*empirical*research*
be*conducted*to*further*validate*this*claim*especially*in*the*Nigerian*work*context.*
date: 2014-05
date_type: published
publication: Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal
volume: 1
number: 3
pagerange: 48-63
id_number: DOI:!10.14738/assrj.13.61
refereed: TRUE
citation:   Olowookere, E. I.  (2014) Influence of Religiosity and Organizational Commitment on Organizational Citizenship Behaviours:A Critical Review of Literature.  Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 1 (3).  pp. 48-63.      
document_url: http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/10288/1/61-568-1-PB.pdf