Collectivism, Machiavellianism, Perceived Organizational Justice and Organizational Citizenship Behavior: An Empirical Study of Chinese Employees

Authors

Ruolian Fang, Department of Management & Organization, NUS Business School, National University of Singapore, SingaporeFollow
Vivien K. G. Lim, Department of Management & Organization, NUS Business School, National University of Singapore, SingaporeFollow

Document Type

Article

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between perceived organizational justice and two individual differences, namely, (i) within-culture collectivism and (ii) Machiavellianism. In addition, this study also examined the influence of perceived organizational justice on organizational citizenship behavior (OCB). Previous research suggests that individual differences influence perceived organizational justice, which in turn have an effect on subsequent behaviors. However, much of the research was done in the western context. The present research seeks to examine the generalizability of findings based on the western context by investigating the relationships among within-culture collectivism, Machiavellianism, perceived organizational justice and OCB in a non-western context, specifically, among a group of employees from People’s Republic of China. Results suggested that within-culture collectivism and Machiavellianism were significantly associated with perceived organizational justice. Consistent with previous research, perceived organizational justice was positively related to OCB. Implications of the study were discussed

Recommended Citation

Fang, Ruolian and Lim, Vivien K. G., "Collectivism, Machiavellianism, Perceived Organizational Justice and Organizational Citizenship Behavior: An Empirical Study of Chinese Employees" (2002). ICEB 2002 Proceedings (Taipei, Taiwan). 12.
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