A Study of Relationship between Social Capital and Organizational Citizenship Behavior
Archana S V Unni 1
Citation : Archana S V Unni, A Study of Relationship between Social Capital and Organizational Citizenship Behavior International Journal of Managerial Studies and Research 2014 , 2(4) : 76-81
Today, in organisations, tasks are increasingly done in teams and hence, there is a need for employees who exhibit citizenship behaviour such as helping others, organisational loyalty, individual initiative, civic virtue, self development, etc. Good organisational citizens are likely to be important for the creation of the Social Capital within the organisation. Social Capital results from the willingness of employees to exceed their formal job requirements in order to help each other, to subordinate their individual interests for the good of the organisation and to take a genuine interest in the organisation's activities and overall mission. The understanding of how Social Capital is related to Organisational Citizenship Behaviour will contribute to the body of knowledge on how to improve performance and effectiveness of both the individuals and the organisation. Hence, the study was undertaken to understand Social Capital and Organisational Citizenship Behaviour