Utilitarian orientation, long-term orientation, and performance: Evidence from Chinese millennial-generation employees

• Ye Lin

  Wuhan University

• Yanping Li

  Wuhan University

• Xuanfang Hou

  Jiangxi Normal University

Drawing on the self-verification theory, we proposed four hypotheses to explore the main effect as well as interaction effect of utilitarian orientation and long-term orientation on employee in-role performance and extra-role performance. With questionnaires rated by 208 millennial generation employees of three companies in the mainland of China, we examined our hypotheses. The results show that a utilitarian orientation positively predicts in-role performance and extra-role performance, while a long-term orientation significantly moderates the relationship. We further discussed the theoretical and practical implications.

1. Ye Lin, Wuhan University
   School of Economics and Management
2. Yanping Li, Wuhan University
   School of Economics and Management
3. Xuanfang Hou, Jiangxi Normal University
   College of Business

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