Building on social interdependence theory, in a lagged field study we examined task interdependence as a contingency factor in the utility of group members' Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) for group performance. Members of 52 work groups in 6 organizations rated their groups' task...

Building on recent developments in resource allocation theory as applied to organizational citizenship behavior (OCB), the authors examine task interdependence as a contingency factor in the utility of group members’ OCBs for group performance. In a lagged field study, members of 46 work...