organizational (adjective, or-ga-ni-za-tion-al, \ ˌɔːrgənəˈzeɪʃənəl \) citizenship (noun, cit-i-zen-ship, \ ˈsɪtəzənʃɪp \)
Definition: is a concept that implies a behavior of an employee, whose individual, personal, and voluntary support goes beyond his or her basic job requirements and is directed towards contributing to the business’s success. In other words, it is a form of behavior that involves employees voluntarily performing tasks that are not a part of their contractual assignments. Typically, such additional tasks don’t even involve any awards or bonuses for an employee. An employee may develop an organizational citizenship behavior when he or she feels strongly connected and agrees with the business’s vision and purpose.
In a Sentence:
- Developing an organizational citizenship philosophy in your company will allow you to increase the productivity of your business without spending money on awards for the employees.
- Organizational citizenship is only possible when employees identify themselves strongly with the company’s goals and objectives.
- Because there is such a friendly, almost family-like atmosphere in the workplace, some employees are showing an organizational citizenship behavior.
Synonyms and related words: organizational citizenship behavior, employee, civic virtue, organizational psychology
