Page No.305-312
Surendra Kumar Sia and Gopa Bhardwaj
Punjabi University, Patiala University of Delhi, Delhi
Organisational citizenship behaviour (OCB) is a newly emerging concept in the
literature of organization behaviour. The study was conducted on 188 front level
managers to examine the role of personality in organizational citizenship behaviour.
Along with demographical data schedule Indian adaptation of NEO Five-Factor
Inventory and Organizational Citizenship Behaviour Scale were used for data
collection. Obtained data were analysed by using Pearson r and hierarchal
regression analyses. The results of coefficient of correlation indicate that
Conscientiousness and extraversion dimensions of personality were found to be
significantly positively correlated with all the five dimensions of OCB. Agreeableness
dimension of personality was significantly positively correlated with all the five
dimensions of OCB except civic virtue. Neuroticism dimension of personality was
significantly negatively correlated with sportsmanship, courtesy and altruism
dimensions of OCB. The results of hierarchal regression analysis support the results
of correlational analysis