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A comparison of work-specific and general personality measures as predictors of OCBs and CWBs in China and the United States

Wang, Qiang
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1316551863

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2011, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Wright State University, Human Factors and Industrial/Organizational Psychology PhD.
Previous studies on frame-of-reference effects have focused on domain-specific personality measures as predictors of performance in North America. The current study expands on this research by comparing work-specific and general personality as predictors of CWBs and OCBs in an East Asian culture (i.e., China). Consistent with the literature on frame-of-reference effects in personality assessment, I found that three Big Five personality dimensions, including agreeableness, conscientiousness, and emotional stability, were significantly related with OCBs and CWBs. Also, use of a frame of reference that is conceptually relevant to the criterion led to increased validity as a result of the decrement in between-subject variability and within-subject inconsistency. Finally, results indicated that work-specific personality mediated the relationships between general personality and extra-role behaviors and that work-specific personality yielded significant incremental relationships with extra-role behaviors even after general personality is controlled.
Nathan Bowling, PhD (Committee Chair)
Melissa Gruys, PhD (Committee Member)
David LaHuis, PhD (Committee Member)
Gary Burns, PhD (Committee Member)
55 p.
Psychology
Frame of reference; Big Five; OCBs; CWBs

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  • Wang, Q. (2011). A comparison of work-specific and general personality measures as predictors of OCBs and CWBs in China and the United States [Doctoral dissertation, Wright State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1316551863

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Wang, Qiang. A comparison of work-specific and general personality measures as predictors of OCBs and CWBs in China and the United States. 2011. Wright State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1316551863.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Wang, Qiang. "A comparison of work-specific and general personality measures as predictors of OCBs and CWBs in China and the United States." Doctoral dissertation, Wright State University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1316551863

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