Journal of Northeastern University Natural Science ›› 2017, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (3): 448-452.DOI: 10.12068/j.issn.1005-3026.2017.03.029

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Working Mechanism Between Emotional Labor and Organizational Citizenship Behavior: From the Service Climate Perspective

ZOU Zhen-dong1, YANG Yong2, WANG Hui3, MA Qin-hai1   

  1. 1. School of Business Administration, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110619,China; 2.School of Management, Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao 066004, China; 3. Finance and Economics Department, Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao 066004, China.
  • Received:2015-10-26 Revised:2015-10-26 Online:2017-03-15 Published:2017-03-24
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Abstract: In order to research how emotional labor works on organizational citizenship behavior in Chinese cultural context, the data of 312 staff were obtained through multi-time investigation and then analyzed by using AMOS and SPSS statistical tools. The research results were as follows: surface acting has negative significant effect on the four dimensions of organizational citizenship behavior including individual foci citizenship behavior, group foci citizenship behavior, organizational foci citizenship behavior and social foci citizenship behavior; deep acting has positive significant effect on the four dimensions of organizational citizenship behavior; and service climate has positive moderation effect on the relationship between surface acting and group foci together with social foci organizational citizenship behavior.

Key words: emotional labor, organizational citizenship behavior, service climate, moderation effect, Chinese context

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