Personality (Type A and Type B) In Relation to Organizational Citizenship Behaviour (OCB) Among Female Nursing Professionals

The objective of present study is to examine the extent of organizational citizenship behaviour among type A and type B personality nursing professionals. OCB is a spontaneous and voluntary initiative taken by an employee which is not formally rewarded by an organization’s management. A nursing professional in a health care organization is primarily concerned with the well-being and assurance of proper health care facilities to the patients. So, in this respect, the concept of OCB becomes crucial particularly in a health care organization. Contemporary literature largely focuses on linking organizational citizenship behaviours with Big-5 personality traits. However, only a few of them addressed the personality traits of type A and type B among nursing professionals. The hypotheses predicting a negative relationship between type A and OCB while, a positive relationship between type B and OCB were formulated. The correlational analysis was carried in order to test the proposed hypotheses. For this purpose, data were gathered from 50 female nursing professional working in a private hospital using standardised tools. The obtained results indicate a significant positive relationship between type B and OCB and a negative correlation was obtained between OCB ant type B personality. The findings suggest that type B nurses are willing to go beyond their in-role tasks for the welfare of both the patients and their organizations. Ultimately, the study aims to contribute to the hiring of nursing staff and providing appropriate interventions for each personality type.