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Psychometric Properties of Podsakoff’s Organizational Citizenship Behaviour Scale in the Asian Context

Ph. D Scholar, Department of Psychology, University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar, J&K Google Scholar More about the auther

Shawkat Ahmad Shah

Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar, J&K Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.152/20150301

DOI: 10.25215/0301.152

ABSTRACT

The Organizational Citizenship Behavior Scale developed by Podsakoff, et al.(1990) has mostly been found to have better psychometric properties in the western countries mainly North America and there is a dearth of studies that portray the meaningfulness & relevance of using this measure in the Asian cultural contexts. The present study was thus aimed at checking the psychometric properties of this scale on a sample of permanent professionals working at the three main human service organizations operating in Srinagar, J&K (University of Kashmir, S.K.I.M.S Hospital & J&K Bank). After preliminary analysis, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis was carried out and three dimensional factor structure of organizational citizenship behavior was revealed. The reliability and validity of the brief version of the scale was found to be satisfactory, thereby providing support for the relevance of using this scale in the Asian context.

Keywords

OCB, Human Service Professionals, Factor Structure

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How to cite this article:

M Kumar, S Shah. (2015). Psychometric Properties of Podsakoff’s Organizational Citizenship Behaviour Scale in the Asian Context .International Journal of Indian Psychology, 3 (1), DOI: 10.25215/0301.152, DIP: 18.01.152/20150301