Exploring Relationships of Positive and Negative Organizational Behaviors (OB) with the Productivity of Engineering Students

Abstract

This study explores the relationships between positive and negative Organizational Behaviors and Workaholism; and the relationship of these OBs with productivity and gender of engineering students in Pakistan. Most of the researchers have studied OBs among faculty or administrative staff in universities. The study of these behaviors among students is a new area. An eight-stage innovative qualitative codebook thematic analysis was used to analyze semi-structured interviews from 22 faculty members to explore the relationships of OBs with productivity and gender of engineering students. A comprehensive model of relationships between OCB, DB, WA, and the productivity of engineering students has been built which was previously missing from contemporary literature. Gender has also been found to have a relationship with various behaviors. The findings here are important for practitioners and scholars for a better understanding of the relationship of OBs with the productivity of engineering students, to enhance their productivity through the promotion of desired behaviors.

Uncovering the Indirect Impact of Work Ethic on Engineering Students’ Productivity through Positive and Negative Organizational Behaviors and Workaholism

“…The present research's novel contribution is the explanation of the indirect effects of work ethic (IWE) on productivity through OCB, DDB, CDB, and WA; engineering students exhibit/demonstrate work ethic (IWE in Pakistan having 97% Muslim population) which has a positive effect on their productivity through positive/negative organizational work behaviors/attitudes. This finding is in line with contemporary scholars' findings including Allison et al and Bunce et al [9,14,41,51]. The results also suggested that studying the "independently existing but interrelated distinct work behaviors, attitudes, and ethics" in a wholesome model to understand their combined effects on productivity is a more logical, understandable, and explainable approach.…”

“…Ethics are moral judgments of any individual about right and wrong. Many researchers have found that mostly in Muslim countries, people follow Islamic work ethics (IWE) which have effects on their work outcomes, performances, and productivity [41,[50][51][52][53]. We hypothesize in our study that Hypothesis 5 (H5).…”

“…The model proposed by present research is a novel explanation of the effects of IWE on the productivity of individuals. Previous studies by Rice [50], Abbasi [52], Sattar and Syed [41], Ali [72], Usman et al [53], and Rokhman [73] have found that IWE has effects on performance and productivity, as well as on various organizational/work behaviors and attitudes; however, how IWE factually produces effects on productivity was not clear. The present study has presented a concise model of how IWE affects OCB, DDB, CDB, and WA positively or negatively and ultimately causes an increase in productivity.…”

“…Researchers have focused on various aspects such as DDB effects on personality, perceived justice, inequality, and harassment. However, DDB's effects on productivity is an area less explored and needs more study [41][42][43][44].…”