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Title:Are 'good citizens' religious? Exploring the link between organizational citizenship behaviour and religious beliefs
Authors:Gyekye, Seth AyimISNI
Salminen, Simo
Year:2008
Periodical:Journal for the Study of Religion
Volume:21
Issue:2
Pages:85-98
Language:English
Geographic term:Ghana
Subjects:religion
professional ethics
industrial workers
Abstract:Several studies have found religion to be an important determinant of human behaviour and organizational behaviour. Research along this line has suggested a direct association between religious affiliation and organizational citizenship behaviour (OCB). Yet, no study has tested this relationship directly. The present study was designed to empirically examine this relationship. It thus investigated the possible influence of religious beliefs on citizenship behaviour. Industrial workers in Ghana affiliated with three main religious groups, viz. Christianity, Islam, and Traditional African Religion, were asked to rate their participation in organizational citizenship activities - such as volunteering for tasks that are not assigned, presenting the organization favourably to outsiders, etc. - and their responses were compared. T-test, ANOVA (analysis of variance) and MANOVA (multivariate analysis) were employed in the analyses. Mean scores for all three groups were rather high, indicating active participation by all three religious groups. Preliminary analyses showed Christian workers to be more active in OCBs. Further analyses, however, ascribed this differrence to the effect of higher education and the concomitant socioeconomic factors prevalent among the workers affiliated with Christianity. The general observation was that religious beliefs tend to influence workers to act in accordance with the ethical teachings of their religions. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract]
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