Individual Behavior: In-role and Extra-role

Abstract

Behavior, as a variable, has caused widespread concerns in various disciplines. Based on different perspectives, different disciplines define it differently. Based on the different interpretations of behavior in various disciplines, this research defines the individual behavior of the employee as “a series of dynamic reactions of the employee, as a member of the organization, to the internal and the external environmental stimulates”. On the basis of previous studies, this research tries to abstract and integrate the individual behavior of the employee and concludes that the behavior of the employee, as the member of the organization, can be divided into two types, i.e. the in-role behavior and the extra-role behavior.