Development of a new measure of helping at work

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dc.contributor.advisorOswald, Frederick L.
dc.creatorRamos, Katherine
dc.date.accessioned2011-07-25T02:07:27Z
dc.date.available2011-07-25T02:07:27Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractIn this thesis, helping behavior is defined as extra role behaviors that an employee performs voluntarily and contributes to organizational effectiveness such as improved productivity and co-worker performance (Organ, 1988). People who help others at work tend to experience increased job satisfaction, increased organizational commitment and decreased intentions to leave the job. Taking into consideration the benefits of helping outcomes to both employees and organizations, I developed six scales that measure helping using a multi-stage item-development procedure. Based on a theoretical model distinguishing emotional- and instrumental helping, a multidimensional measure could not be developed. In this study, however, empirical support was found for two helping scales and criteria of interest. Future directions and implications of this study are discussed.
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dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS PSYCH. 2011 RAMOS
dc.identifier.citationRamos, Katherine. "Development of a new measure of helping at work." (2010) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/62201">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/62201</a>.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/62201
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectPsychology
dc.subjectIndustrial psychology
dc.subjectPsychometrics
dc.titleDevelopment of a new measure of helping at work
dc.typeThesis
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thesis.degree.departmentPsychology
thesis.degree.disciplineSocial Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts
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