Depleted dedication, lowered organisation citizenship behaviours, and illegitimate tasks in police officers
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Article Title | Depleted dedication, lowered organisation citizenship behaviours, and illegitimate tasks in police officers |
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ERA Journal ID | 35911 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Fein, Erich C. (Author) and McKenna, Bernard (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Management and Organization |
Number of Pages | 23 |
Year | 2022 |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 1833-3672 |
1839-3527 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1017/jmo.2021.68 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-management-and-organization/article/depleted-dedication-lowered-organisation-citizenship-behaviours-and-illegitimate-tasks-in-police-officers/30E2E6694E7A4564453C466546407CBD |
Abstract | This study builds on the relatively limited work examining police officer identity, dedication, and organisation citizenship behaviours (OCB), by connecting illegitimate tasks to these outcomes. From the textual analysis of focus group responses by members of an Australian state police service, a clear social identity of 'copper' emerged among constables, and when this copper identity was threatened, the constables' dedication and levels of OCB depleted. The most serious threat to that identity was the need to perform illegitimate tasks based on perceived time-wasting activities. However, a new negative phenomenon, tasks reducing professional discretion, emerged as a third type of illegitimate task. The study also indicates that future studies of police dedication and OCB depletion need to consider the negative socio-political aspects of managerialism. |
Keywords | career plateau; engagement; illegitimate tasks; organisation citizenship behaviours; police |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 520104. Industrial and organisational psychology (incl. human factors) |
Byline Affiliations | School of Psychology and Counselling |
University of Queensland | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q7982/depleted-dedication-lowered-organisation-citizenship-behaviours-and-illegitimate-tasks-in-police-officers
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