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Published on: January 19, 2019
Interdependence and organizational citizenship behavior: exploring the mediating effect of group cohesion in
Chun-Hsi Vivian Chen1, Ya-Yun Tang, Shih-Jon Wang
1Department of Business Administration, National Central University, No. 300, Jhongda Road, Jhongli City, Taoyuan County, Taiwan, Republic of China, 32001. cvchen@mgt.ncu.edu.tw
Abstract:
The authors investigated the mechanism of group cohesion in the relationship between (a) task interdependence and goal interdependence and (b) individuals' organizational citizenship behavior (OCB). The authors adopted a multilevel perspective to facilitate understanding of the complex relations among variables. They collected data from 53 supervisors and 270 employees from R&D departments in Taiwan. The authors found that group cohesion fully mediated the effects of task interdependence and goal interdependence on employees' OCB. In addition, task interdependence had a greater effect on group cohesion than did goal interdependence. The authors discuss implications and suggestions for future research.
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