In Jeremy Cheng’s blog post, he discusses the interesting topic of how the current Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, has increased overall Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) within Parliament. How has Trudeau accomplished this? Diversity. Trudeau actively chose to appoint a cabinet that he felt reflected Canada as a country as a whole. His cabinet is gender-balanced as well as culturally diverse; Trudeau’s closest advisors include visible minorities, a former refugee, and First Nations individuals.

This is relevant to OB concepts as this diverse cultural acknowledgment incites more positive organizational citizenship behavior. This concept refers to an employee’s discretionary behavior that is, “not part of an employee’s formal job requirements, but that nevertheless promotes the effective functioning of the organization.” This means that Trudeau’s efforts to emphasize multiculturalism shows that he is very much in tune with the values of the Canadian people. Possible outcomes resulting from this action include overall would be increased engagement from citizens. This change in organizational citizenship behavior is beneficial as citizens would be more inclined to abide by Canadian laws and contribute to society.

Jeremy’s article interestingly applies OB concepts to real life politics and national culture thus making it relevant and tangible in a very unique way. This goes to show that OB concepts rare present in a variety of places, and that the behavior of others is easily transferrable from the workplace to other group settings. Additionally, Jeremy’s blog post highlights the idea that organizational behavior is dynamic; the values and perspective of employees are constantly changing. At the same time, it is undoubtedly imperative that the platform of the leader reflect the values of a group’s members, or there will be a notable lack of productivity. Overall, Trudeau’s initiatives to encourage multiculturalism in the workforce is an example of a solid understanding between a leader of a group and its members, thus showing its connections to the concept of OCB.