Recent Research on the Effects of Organizational Citizenship Behaviors (OCBs)

question 42

Multiple Choice

Recent research on the effects of organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs) has suggested:

• A)that there is no such thing as "too much OCBs"-focusing heavily on OCBs leads to increases in overall performance.
• B)too much focus on OCBs can take away attention from task performance, leading to decrements in overall performance.
• C)OCBs and counterproductive work behaviors are basically the same construct.
• D)OCBs are not a type of contextual performance.

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Definitions:

MM Model

The Modigliani-Miller theorem, proposing that in an ideal market, the value of a firm is unaffected by its capital structure.

Financial Leverage

The degree to which a company uses fixed-income securities such as debt and preferred equity in its capital structure.

Tax-Deductible Interest

Interest on loans that can be subtracted from one's taxable income, thereby reducing the overall tax liability.

Earnings Per Share

A company's net profit divided by the number of its outstanding shares, indicating the profitability on a per-share basis.