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Prosocial organizational behaviors: The roles of workplace justice, achievement striving, and pay satisfaction

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In this research, the roles of workplace justice, achievement striving behavior and pay satisfaction were used to predict prosocial behaviors. A total of 354 individuals from a consumer products company provided data for this research. Results suggest that achievement striving accounted for unique variance in in-role behavior. Perceived fairness in skill-based pay's certification process showed positive associations with extra-role and in-role behaviors. In support of previous research, pay satisfaction also provided unique contribution to both extra-role and in-role behaviors.

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Lee, C. Prosocial organizational behaviors: The roles of workplace justice, achievement striving, and pay satisfaction. J Bus Psychol 10, 197–206 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02249579

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