Date of Award
2016
Publication Type
Doctoral Thesis
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Department
Psychology
Keywords
counterproductive work behaviours, need satisfaction, organizational citizenship behaviours, organizational identification, SCARF, self determination theory
Supervisor
Kwantes, Catherine
Rights
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Creative Commons License
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Abstract
Although need theories traditionally were considered as a very important part of psychology, they soon lost their appeal due to the lack of enough empirical support. More recently however, newer need theories have been proposed by scholars that have gained a fair amount of empirical support in various domains. Despite their popularity in different domains, more research is needed to establish the validity of such theories in the organizational field. The purpose of this study therefore was to test the utility and strength of need theories in predicting two major organizational outcomes, Organizational Citizenship Behaviours (OCB) and Counterproductive Work Behaviours (CWB), and to investigate the possible mechanisms through which satisfaction of psychological needs in the workplace might lead to those outcomes.
Recommended Citation
Talaeipashiri, Amir, "Testing a need satisfaction approach to organizational citizenship behaviours and counterproductive work behaviours" (2016). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 5769.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/5769