The Impact of Internal Branding on Anti-Citizenship Behavior: The Mediating Role of Person-Organization Fit
Subject Areas : Business ManagementAhmad Kazemi Gorji 1 , Akram Hadizadeh moghadam 2 , Mohammad Hamidian 3 , Sajad Mazarei 4
1 - .PHD Student, Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.
2 - Associate Professor, Department of State Management, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Shahid Beheshti University,Tehran,Iran
3 - PHD Student in Business Administration, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
4 - Department of State Management, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Shahid Beheshti Universiti, Tehran, Iran
Keywords: Anti-Citizenship Organizational Behavior, Internal Branding, Person – organization Fit,
Abstract :
One of the ubiquitous problems in modern organizations are suffering from in the realm of human capital concerns lethargy, hypothyroidism, aggression, bullying, obstinacy, intimidation and implacability which can deteriorate organizational performance, interpersonal relations and employees’ cooperativeness. Successful companies employ internal branding in order to reduce such undesirable behaviors and what determines their success rate is the extent of Person-Organization Fit. Hence, the current study was undertaken at Behpak Factory in Behshahr, Iran, to examine the impact of internal branding on the employees’ anti-citizenship organizational behavior with respect to the mediating role of Person-Organization Fit. The research sample comprised 140 employees at Behpak Factory who were randomly selected to completer the research questionnaire comprising multidimensional measures of internal branding, Person-Organization Fit and anti-citizenship organizational behavior. The collected data were analyzed via SPSS, PLS and Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). With regard to the first research hypothesis, the results of the analyses verified the significant positive effect of internal branding on the Person-Organization Fit (-.25), and the significant negative effect of internal branding together with Person-Organization Fit (-.48, -.25) on anti-citizenship organizational behavior, confirming the second and the third research hypotheses. Finally, Person-Organization Fit was found to mediate the relationship between internal branding and anti-citizenship organizational behavior, confirming the fourth research hypothesis.
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_||_Asha, C. S., & Jyothi, P. (2013). Internal Branding: Exploring the Employee’s Perspective, Journal of Economic Development, Management, IT, Finance and Marketing, 3(2), 1-27.
Barnes, J.G. (2003). Establishing meaningful customer relationships: Why some companies and brands mean more to their customers. Managing Service Quality, 13(3), 178–186.
Barney, J. B. (1986). Organizational culture: Can it be a source of sustained competitive advantage? Academy of Management Review, 11(3), 656-665.
Blackett, T., & Harrison, T. (2001). Brand medicine: Use and future potential of branding in pharmaceutical markets. International Journal of Medical Marketing, 2(1), 33–49.
Borden, R. (2010). American Eagle outfitters creates a branded intranet that unites its associates. Global Business and Organizational Excellence, 29(2), 40–46.
Burmann, C., & Zeplin, S. (2005). Building brand commitment: A behavioural approach to internal brand management. Journal of Brand Management, 12(4), 279–300.
Cable, D. M., & Judge, T. A. (1996). Person-organization fit, job choice decisions, and organizational entry. Organizational Behavior & Human Decision Processes, 67, 294–311.
Cable, D. M., & Parsons, C. R. (2001). Person organization fit, job choice decisions, and organizational entry. Organizational Behavior and HumanDecision Processes, 54, 1–23.
De Chernatony, L., Cottam, S., & Segal-Horn, S. (2006). Communicating services brands’ values internally and externally. Service Industries Journal, 26(8), 819–836.
Du Preez, R., & Bendixen, M. T. (2015). The impact of internal brand management on employee job satisfaction, brand commitment and intention to stay. International Journal of Bank Marketing, 33(1), 78-91.
Gholipour, A. & Pourezzat, A. (2009). Consequences of a sense of organizational injustice, Second impression, 5(8), 32-51[In Persian].
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Greenidge, D., Devonish, D., & Alleyne, P. (2014). The relationship between ability-based emotional intelligence and contextual performance and counterproductive work behaviors: A test of the mediating effects of job satisfaction. Human Performance, 27(3), 225-242.
Heinonen, Kristina, (2014), multiple perspectives on customer relationships, International Journal of Bank Marketing, 32(6), 450 – 456.
Helmi, S. (2016). Evaluation of the relationship between employees EQ and factors of anti-citizenship organizational behavior. International Journal of Humanities and Cultural Studies (IJHCS)ISSN 2356-5926, 1(1), 60-76.
Herington, C., Johnson, L. W., & Scott, D. (2006). Internal relationships: Linking practitioner literature and relationship marketing theory. European Business Review, 18(5), 364–381.
Jansen, K. J., & Kristof-Brown, A. (2006). Toward a multidimensional theory of person environment fit. Journal of Managerial Issues, 18, 193–212.
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Kim, T. Y., Aryee, S., Loi, R., & Kim, S. P. (2013). Person–organization fit and employee outcomes: test of a social exchange model. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 24(19), 3719-3737.
KO, J., & Hur, S. (2014). The impacts of employee benefits, procedural justice, and managerial trustworthiness on work attitudes: Integrated understanding based on social exchange theory. Public Administration Review, 74(2), 176-187.
Kristof-Brown, A. L., Zimmerman, R. D., & Johnson, E. C. (2005). Consequences of individuals’ fit at work: A metaanalysis of person-job, person-organization, person-group, and person-supervisor fit. Personnel Psychology, 58, 281-342.
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Miles, S. J. & Mangold, G. (2004). A Conceptualization of the Employee Branding Process, Journal of Relationship Marketing, 3 (2/3), 65-87.
Mostafa, A. M. S., & Gould-Williams, J. S. (2014). Testing the mediation effect of person–organization fit on the relationship between high performance HR practices and employee outcomes in the Egyptian public sector. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 25(2), 276-292.
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Pearce, C. L. & Giacalone, R.A.(2003). Teams Behaving Badly: Factors Associated with Anti-Citizenship Behavior in Teams, Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 33(1), 58-75.
Preez, R., & Bendixen, M.T.(2015). The impact of internal brand management on employee job satisfaction, brand commitment and intention to stay. International Journal of Bank Marketing, 33(1), 78-91.
Swarayi, S. (2013). The employee perspective of internal branding processes: A quantitative study (Doctoral dissertation,Minne-apolis: Capella University).
Punjaisri, K., & Wilson, A. (2007). The role of internal branding in the delivery of employee brand promise. Journals of Brand Management, 15(1), 57–70.
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Tuna, M., Ghazzawi, I., Yesiltas, M., Tuna, A. A., & Arslan, S. (2016). The effects of the perceived external prestige of the organization on employee deviant workplace behavior: The mediating role of job satisfaction. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 28(2), 366-396.
Van Vianen, A., Shen, C., & Chuang, A. (2011). Person-organization and person-supervisor fits: Employee commitments in China context. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 32, 906 926.
Vomberg, A., Homburg, C., & Bornemann, T. (2015). Talented people and strong brands: The contribution of human capital and brand equity to firm value. Strategic Management Journal, 36(13), 2122-2131.
Wei, Y-C. (2012). Person-Organization Fit and Organizational Citizenship Behavior: Time Perspective, Journal of Management and Organization, 18(6), 833-844.
Yu, K.Y.T.(2014),Person–organization fit effects on organizational attraction: A test of an expectations-based model. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 124(1), 75-94.
Yu, K.Y.T.(2014),Person–organization fit effects on organizational attraction: A test of an expectations-based model. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 124(1), 75-94.
