The Influence of Organization Compensation Practices on Organization Citizenship Behaviors at Sugar Corporation of Uganda Limited

Abstract

This paper is to establish the influence of organization compensation practices on organization citizenship behaviors at Sugar Corporation of Uganda Limited. There is immense literature on organization compensation practices and Organization Citizenship Behaviors, but hardly much from a developing country context, like Uganda. So, this presents a research gap that this paper sought to fill. The paper was guided by three objectives: a) to establish the relationship between organization compensation practices and Organization citizenship behaviors, b) to examine the other factors Influencing organization citizenship behaviors, c) to establish the organization compensation practices at Sugar Corporation of Uganda Limited. Compensation Practices refer to the cash and advantages that organization give employees in return for work while organization citizenship behaviors involve all employee behaviors that are basic for fir the accomplishment of organizational objectives, yet are not specifically or explicit acknowledged by the formal reward organization. In this paper, it is argued that, compensation practices like salaries and wages are known to be an important, but multifaceted, multidimensional forecaster of OCB. Specifically, the paper suggests that compensation can influence the organization citizenship behavior of employees because it is a payment for individual performance that can increase awareness and performance. Another crucial point is that compensation can inspire employees to contribute extra effort in their jobs, thus contributing toward OCB Key Words: Compensation Practices and Organization Citizenship Behaviors