Title: Associations of perceived underemployment with in-role and organisational citizenship behaviours: the beneficiary perspective

Authors: Yi-Jung Chen

Addresses: Department/Institute of Human Resource Development, National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, 415 Chien-kung Road, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC

Abstract: This study investigated whether employees| perceived underemployment is associated differently with in-role behaviours and two forms of organisational citizenship behaviours and whether there is any difference in such relationships between in-group and out-group subordinates. Results of 304 valid questionnaires collected from both managers and employees showed that only the negative correlation between employees| perceived underemployment and organisational citizenship behaviour-organisation proposed by Williams and Anderson (1991) was supported. Moreover, the correlation between perceived underemployment and in-role behaviours was negative for in-group subordinates but positive for out-group subordinates.

Keywords: underemployment; organisational citizenship behaviours; beneficiary perspective; in-role behaviours; in-group subordinates; out-group subordinates; business; employee perceptions.

DOI: 10.1504/GBER.2009.031178

Global Business and Economics Review, 2009 Vol.11 No.3/4, pp.317 - 331

Published online: 24 Jan 2010 *

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