Perceived Organizational Support and Organizational Citizenship Behavior: The Case of Kuwait

Ali H. Muhammad

International Journal of Business Administration, 2014, vol. 5, issue 3, 59-72

Abstract: This article examines the relationship among perceived organizational support, affective organizational commitment, and employee citizenship behavior in Kuwaiti business organizations. Employees¡¯ affective organizational commitment is proposed to mediate the relationship between perceived organizational support and employee citizenship behavior. Data were collected from 261 employees affiliated with 9 Kuwait business organizations. These businesses represented firms in the banking, and financial industries. Results indicate that: (1) perceived organizational support is positively related to affective organizational commitment and (2) affective organizational commitment mediates the relationship between perceived organizational support, and organizational citizenship behavior.

Keywords: perceived organizational support; organizational commitment; organizational citizenship behavior (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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