Abstract:
The main objective of the present study was to investigate the effects of Organizational
Identification
(OI
) and National Identity
(NI
) perception on employees’ Organizational
Citizenship Behavior
(OCB
), Job Involvement
(JI
) and Job Performance
(JP
). For that purpose a
total of 1000 Ready-made Garment employees were selected following purposive sampling
technique. Among them 675 set of data sheets were retained on the basis of completeness of
responses all of the items across the instruments. All variables were measured by administrating a
set of standard questioners adopted in Bangladeshi cultural context following standard data
collection procedures. Pearson’s correlation coefficients were calculated for test relationships
among variables and multiple linear regression analyses were also performed following the
significant relationships if found by using the software named as SPSS-24. Findings indicated that
there were statistically significant relationships between OI and OCB
(r=.159, p<.01, two tailed
test
), OI and JI
(r=-.263, p<.01 two tailed test
), NI and OCB
(r=.119, p<.01, two tailed test
), OCB
and JP
(r=.385, p<.01, two tailed test
), OI and NI
(r=.152, p<.01, two tailed test
). All these
significant relationships were found having predictability. That is the findings revealed that OI
and NI have significant effects on OCB. Moreover, OI also found having significant predictive
effects on JI. OCB can predict significantly employees’ JP. There were two dimensions of NI
(NI-Value and NI-Religion
) and three dimensions of OI
(OI-Membership, OI-Similarity and OI-
Loyalty
). Finding showed that NI-V
(r=.093, p<.01,two tailed test
)and NI-R
(r=.165, p<.01, two
tailed test
) were significantly related to OCB. NI-R also were significantly related to JI
(r=-.127,
p<.01, two tailed test
) and JP
(r=.089, p<.01, two tailed test
). Besides these, findings also showed
results that OI-M(r=.160, p<.01, two tailed test
) and OI-S
(r=.152, p<.01, two tailed test
)
significantly related to OCB, when both OI-M and OI-S together explained 3.6% of the variance
in OCB
(p=<.05). However, the present study suggests that programs for enhancement of OI and
NI were recommended to increase the OCB, JI and JP among employees.
