The Effect of Organizational Structure on Extra-Role Behaviors: From the Perspective of Fairness Perceptions

Abstract

This study uses a sample of 236 employees in 71 departments, and analyzes the data with a structural equation modeling (SEM). Results support the theoretical framework of Van Dyne et al. (1995), which proposed four specific extra-role behaviors categorized by two dimensions. The findings also support the assumption that organizational structure affects fairness perceptions and extra-role behaviors of employees. The mediation effect of fairness perceptions on the relationship between organizational structure and extra-role behaviors is supported partially.

Keywords

organizational structure / extra-role behaviors / fairness perceptions

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2014 Higher Education Press and Brill