Abstract
The mechanism connecting the antecedents to positive attitudes like affective commitment (AC) and positive behaviors like organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) is an under-researched area in the field of positive organizational scholarship. Drawing on Social Exchange Theory (SET), this study empirically validates family motivation and civility as antecedents of affective commitment and organizational citizenship behavior through the mediating mechanism of self-efficacy. The process by Hayes (2013) was used to analyze time-lagged and multi-source data collected from 335 employees of educational and telecom sector. Results indicate that the relationship of affective commitment with family motivation and civility is partially mediated whereas the relationship of organizational citizenship behavior with family motivation and civility is fully mediated by self-efficacy. This study adds to the literature of family-work enrichment accounts by validating family motivation as a novel antecedent for positive behavioral outcomes. The implications of the study are discussed.
Highlights
In the dynamic work environment, it is really challenging for the management to find and retain dedicated and committed employees who identify themselves with the organization [1,2].Organizations need committed employees who go an extra mile to perform tasks that are not formally defined in the job description but are beneficial for the effective functioning of the organization.Empirical studies have shown that organizations having a workforce with positive attitudes and behaviors outshine as compared to those who don’t have such employees [3]
The first objective of this study is to examine the mechanism through which family motivation is related to affective commitment and organizational citizenship behavior, and the second objective is to examine the mechanism through which civility is related to affective commitment and organizational citizenship behavior, and the second objective is to examine the mechanism through which civiliaty is related to affective commitment and organizational citizenship behavior
We argue that family motivation and workplace civility through the mediating mechanism of self-efficacy acts as a motivator for employees to engage in such behaviors
Summary
Empirical studies have shown that organizations having a workforce with positive attitudes and behaviors outshine as compared to those who don’t have such employees [3]. A lot of attention has been paid to empirically validating the antecedents of positive outcomes like organizational commitment and organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs) [8,9,10,11,12]. Existing literature has substantiated the antecedents of affective commitment and organizational citizenship behavior, still more attention is required to establish the mechanism through which these antecedents are connected to affective commitment [13] and organizational citizenship behavior [14]
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