Abstract:

Organizational Citizenship Behaviors’ positive impact on organizational effectiveness is a well-known fact in different settings according to the past literature. However, studies on the effects of the Ethical Climate on Organizational Citizenship Behaviors are surprisingly rare. This study reviews the theoretical and emprical studies about Ethical Climate and Organizational Citizenship Behaviors, and investigates the relationships between the nine dimensions of Ethical Climate (e.g. Self-interest, Company Profit, Efficiency, Friendship, Team Interest, Social Responsibility, Personal Morality, Company Rules & Procedures and Laws & Professional Codes) and the five dimensions of Organizational Citizenship Behaviors (e.g. Altruism, Courtesy, Sportsmanship, Conscientiousness and Civic Virtue. The relationships are analyzed by means of the data collected from 1174 empolyees working in the telecommunication sector in Istanbul. The results indicate that Benevolent Climates (Social Responsibility, Friendship) and Principled Climates (Company Rules & Procedures and Personal Morality) are positively related to OCBs. While Efficiency impacts OCBs positively, focusing on Company Profit effects OCBs negatively.

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