From Organisation’s Affective Commitment to Employees’ Extra Role Behaviour: A Sequential Effect

The aim of this study is to examine the association between organisation’s affective commitment and employees’ organisational citizenship behaviour. Considering that this association could be indirect, we propose the AMO [abilities, motivation, and opportunities] model and perceived organisational s...

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Bibliographic Details
Authors: García-Cruz, Joaquín, Valle-Cabrera, Ramón
Format: article
Publication Date:2025
Country:España
Institution:Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid
Repository:Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology
OAI Identifier:oai:journals.copmadrid.org:jwop/art/jwop2025a7
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5093/jwop2025a7
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Organisation’s affective commitment, Organisational citizenship behaviour, AMO model, Perceived organisational support
Compromiso afectivo de la organización, Comportamiento de civismo en la empresa, Modelo HMO, Percepción de apoyo en la empresa
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Summary:The aim of this study is to examine the association between organisation’s affective commitment and employees’ organisational citizenship behaviour. Considering that this association could be indirect, we propose the AMO [abilities, motivation, and opportunities] model and perceived organisational support as mediator variables. Using a sample of 102 HR managers and 306 trade union representatives of Spanish hotels, we found no direct but indirect association, with two sequential mediation effects: (1) the AMO model mediates between the organisation’s affective commitment and perceived organisational support; and (2) the perceived organisational support mediates between the AMO model and organisational citizenship behaviour. In short, organisation’s affective commitment is not sufficient alone to drive employee organisational citizenship behaviour. Organisations must translate their affective commitment into positive actions (via the AMO model) and these actions must be actually perceived by employees.