Organizational compassion, person-organization fit and discretionary behaviours in non-governmental organizations: a moderated model
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Date
2022
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Emerald Publishing Limited
Abstract
The authors proposed that Organizational Compassion and Person-Organization-Fit dimensions
interactively predict Discretionary Behaviours among employees in the Non-Governmental Organization
(NGO) sector in Uganda.
Design/methodology/approach – The authors employ structural equation modelling to test hypotheses.
The research was carried out in two studies; the second one was done six months after the first study. Two
samples of respondents were drawn from NGOs operating in West Nile and Kampala regions, respectively.
Findings – Discretionary behaviours were significantly related to the cross-sectionally assessed predictors
including organizational compassion and supplementary fit. Complementary fit did not significantly predict
discretionary behaviours. Both supplementary fit and complementary fit moderated the association between
organizational compassion and employee discretionary behaviours among both rural and urban setting
placed NGOs.
Practical implications – In order to boost employee exhibition of discretionary behaviours, leaders of NGOs
should always endeavour to find viable organizational compassion-supplementary fit and organizational
compassion-complementary fit blend that can add value to NGOs in Uganda.
Originality/value – This is one of the few studies that have focused on testing the interaction effects of
organizational compassion and person organization fit dimensions on discretionary behaviours. These results
highlight both supplementary fit and complementary fit as key individual resources that promote the effects of
organization compassion on discretionary behaviours among NGO workers in Uganda.
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Keywords
Interaction effect, Organizational compassion, Person-organization fit, Discretionary behaviours, Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
Citation
Kasekende, F., Nasiima, S., & Byamukama, R. (2022, March). Organizational compassion, person-organization fit and discretionary behaviours in non-governmental organizations: a moderated model. In Evidence-based HRM: a Global Forum for Empirical Scholarship. Emerald Publishing Limited. DOI 10.1108/EBHRM-07-2020-0097