The moderating effects of inner-directed and other-directed behavior styles on the relationship between organizational commitment and organizational citizenship behavior

Beshārat, Mohammad Ali; Pourbohlool, Samane

doi:10.5861/ijrsp.2013.459

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“…A sense of proactive behavior that promotes a positive sense of satisfaction (Li et al, 2010). At the same time, OCB also tends to enhance the overall organizational commitment of the employees (Besharat & Pourbohlool, 2014). More important, for some instances OCB is able to minimize the tendency to commit counterproductive work behaviors (Ching et al, 2017;Hu et al, 2015Hu et al, , 2017.…”

Section: Organizational Citizenship Behavior and Role Definitionmentioning

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Expanding Role of University Department Secretaries: Potential Middle Managers in the Making

Ching¹,

Chang²

2021

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In Taiwan, the plummeting birthrate has further driven the need for drastic changes within universities. Currently, university enrollments are at an all-time low, while also suffering from an increasing number of dropouts. In effect, many graduate programs are rethinking and realigning their program priorities. These strategic changes have actually opened up opportunities in harnessing the untapped potentials of university department secretaries. Within organizational behavior theories, employees' organizational citizenship behavior is highly affected by their role definition. To better understand these issues, the current presentation shall summarize the findings with regards to the expanding role of university department secretaries in Taiwan. A total of 20 university department secretaries were strategically selected and interviewed. Semi-structured interviews included the depth and scope of their responsibilities, together with the insights into their contribution and potential role within the organization. Interview data were transcribed and repeating themes organized and categorized. Findings show that majority of the secretaries have been connected with their programs for more than 10 years and has already surpassed several management terms. More important, almost half of the interviewed secretaries are alumni of the university and are graduate degree holders. Specific themes generated are career developmental plan, training focus on specific career tracks, and increased opportunities for career growth. Lastly, the role of secretaries can also serve as a buffering effect between the faculty and students. It is hoped that by expanding the role of department secretaries, increased in organizational citizenship behaviors can spill over to the student population and promotes retention.

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Section: Organizational Citizenship Behavior and Role Definitionmentioning

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Expanding Role of University Department Secretaries: Potential Middle Managers in the Making

Ching¹,

Chang²

2021

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Section: Organizational Citizenship Behavior and Role Definitionmentioning

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IICE Official Conference Proceedings

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Use of online learning opportunities among language teachers and learners has become one of the commonly utilized tools as they provide effective means (convenient, accessible, authentic and sometimes free) to learn a foreign language. Research shows that online learning opportunities, particularly YouTube -a popular video sharing and viewing platform creates more meaningful and independent learning environment (e.g. Alhamami, 2013; Benson, 2015; Lacy, 2008), compared to other conventional way of learning a foreign language. This research reports on how two English language lecturers at a Mongolian University used stories available free of charge on YouTube to help students improve their listening and transfer of skills such as pronunciation, reading comprehension, note taking and speaking. This research project was initiated because of an increased interest to utilize YouTube in learning English from students studying at the University. The two lecturers took the students' desire on board and developed learning tasks for students to do independently outside the classroom (hereinafter self-independent work) using stories on YouTube. The fact that students were already using YouTube to learn English outside the curriculum was a positive start to the research project. The research project was implemented for a period of one year among first year English as a foreign language (EFL) students. The study results show that when learning content is easily accessible (ability to listen outside the classroom, on their phones, when travelling and walking etc.) and when there is a genuine desire to listen to an interesting story of their choice, students are more likely to effectively work on the learning tasks associated with the stories which in turn helped them to develop their language skills efficiently. However, limited access to WiFi or Internet, not seeking available support to execute the task were issues to develop the skills and independent learning style, despite a strong desire to learn English using YouTube.

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The moderating effects of inner-directed and other-directed behavior styles on the relationship between organizational commitment and organizational citizenship behavior

Cited by 2 publications

References 32 publications

Expanding Role of University Department Secretaries: Potential Middle Managers in the Making

Expanding Role of University Department Secretaries: Potential Middle Managers in the Making

The IAFOR International Conference on Education – Hawaii 2021 Official Conference Proceedings

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