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OCB-I / OCB-O Scale (Williams & Anderson).

OCB-I/OCB-O

What it measures
Organizational citizenship behaviour split by target - OCB directed at Individuals (OCB-I) vs at the Organization (OCB-O); often fielded with an In-Role Behaviour (IRB) scale.
Length and format
14 (7 OCB-I + 7 OCB-O); ~21 with the In-Role Behaviour items. Likert; self or supervisor report (self-report questionnaire)
Language versions
Many languages incl. ZH, ES, PT, TR, AR, FR (validated adaptations).
Normative data
No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.
Licence
open with attribution

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Reference
Williams, L. J., & Anderson, S. E. (1991). Job satisfaction and organizational commitment as predictors of OCB and in-role behaviors. Journal of Management, 17, 601-617. https://doi.org/10.1177/014920639101700305

https://doi.org/10.1177/014920639101700305

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