Abstract
Developing upon Weiner’s (1995) social responsibility theory of attribution, this paper sets forth a theoretical model of a process of bystander attributions of their co-workers’ organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs). The proposed model delineates an observation-attribution-response path in which attributions of co-worker OCBs are perceived as having either self-serving or other-serving intent. These perceptions then lead the bystander to form appraisals of equity or inequity (threat or opportunity) that drive one of four behavioral responses: loyalty, exit, neglect, and voice. It is argued that voice is a form of political behavior, exhibited in an attempt of the bystander to restore cognitive appraisals of equity. The moderating role of co-worker and bystander political skill and political will are discussed.
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