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Ocbs is an English word of 4 letters. Below you'll find 9 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Ocbs in a sentence

Related words

Ocbs | Ocb

Ocbs meaning

plural of OCB

Using Ocbs

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of OCB
  • In the example corpus, ocbs often appears in combinations such as: ocbs are, ocbs as.

Context around Ocbs

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 7 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

conscientious 1× virtue 1× portrayed 1× behaviors 1× performing 1× altruistic 1× conducting 1×

Often after:

involve 1× include 1×

Sentence patterns with Ocbs

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

behavior altruistic ocbs include helping 1× citizenship behaviors ocbs are another 1× civic virtue ocbs are participating 1× conscientious ocbs involve planning 1× consistently portrayed ocbs as voluntary 1× engage in ocbs as a 1× for conducting ocbs and whether 1× of performing ocbs is not 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

c heath and 1× conscientious ocbs involve 1× examples of civic 1× in contrast to 1× many researchers including 1× organizational citizenship behavior 1×

Common sentence endings:

and civic virtue 1× and team effectiveness 1× eyes of others 1× in everyday life 1× in the workplace 1× of the individual 1×

Words around Ocbs

Just before it in the word index:

ocbc 5 ocb 4 ocasio 356 ocasek 21 ocas 2 ocarinas 2

Just after it in the word index:

occ 44 occam 34 occasio 2 occasion 3.178 occasional 1.261 occasionally 2.443

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 13 aamer 13 aave 13 abdelmadjid 13 abdulkarim 13 abdulsalami 13

Corpus analysis for Ocbs

  • In this selection, "ocbs" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, conscientious, virtue, portrayed, involve and include stand out and add context to how "ocbs" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include behavior altruistic ocbs include helping and citizenship behaviors ocbs are another. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ocbs" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ocbs

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

This theory stems from debates concerning the reasons for conducting OCBs and whether or not they are truly voluntary in nature. (21 words)

Conscientious OCBs involve planning ahead, cleanliness, not "slacking off," adhering to the rules, punctuality, and being an overall good citizen in the workplace. (23 words)

Examples of civic virtue OCBs are participating in charitable functions held by the organization and defending or otherwise speaking well of the organization. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

Researchers such as Bolino have hypothesized that the act of performing OCBs is not done out of goodwill, positive affect, etc., but instead as a way of being noticed by superiors and looking good in the eyes of others. (39 words)

In contrast to this view, some I–O psychologists believe that employees engage in OCBs as a form of "impression management," a term coined by Erving Goffman in his 1959 book The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life. (38 words)

The categories and their descriptions are as follows: * Altruism Sometimes referred to as "prosocial behavior" altruistic OCBs include helping behaviors in the workplace such as volunteering to assist a coworker on a project. (33 words)

Example sentences (9)

C. Heath and Com. Behaviors that qualify as OCBs can fall into one of the following five categories: altruism, courtesy, sportsmanship, conscientiousness, and civic virtue.

Conscientious OCBs involve planning ahead, cleanliness, not "slacking off," adhering to the rules, punctuality, and being an overall good citizen in the workplace.

Examples of civic virtue OCBs are participating in charitable functions held by the organization and defending or otherwise speaking well of the organization.

In contrast to this view, some I–O psychologists believe that employees engage in OCBs as a form of "impression management," a term coined by Erving Goffman in his 1959 book The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life.

Many researchers, including the "father of OCB research," Dennis Organ have consistently portrayed OCBs as voluntary behaviors done at the discretion of the individual.

Organizational citizenship behavior main Organizational citizenship behaviors ("OCBs") are another form of productive behavior, having been shown to be beneficial to both organization and team effectiveness.

Researchers such as Bolino have hypothesized that the act of performing OCBs is not done out of goodwill, positive affect, etc., but instead as a way of being noticed by superiors and looking good in the eyes of others.

The categories and their descriptions are as follows: * Altruism Sometimes referred to as "prosocial behavior" altruistic OCBs include helping behaviors in the workplace such as volunteering to assist a coworker on a project.

This theory stems from debates concerning the reasons for conducting OCBs and whether or not they are truly voluntary in nature.

Common combinations with ocbs

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ocbs" in a sentence?
An example: "C. Heath and Com. Behaviors that qualify as OCBs can fall into one of the following five categories: altruism, courtesy, sportsmanship, conscientiousness, and civic virtue." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "ocbs" from authentic English texts.
What does "ocbs" mean?
Ocbs means: plural of OCB
How many example sentences with "ocbs" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "ocbs", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.