THE GROWTH VALUE OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP - AN EXAMINATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CIVIC BEHAVIOR AND INVOLVEMENT IN THE JOB

The relationship between politics and the workplace has not received m uch attention. This study tested the relationship between civic behavi our (general altruism, civic participation, political efficacy, and di sillusionment with government) and involvement in the job represented by a combination of three constructs: organisational commitment, turno ver intentions, and perceived performance. The respondents were 268 nu rsing personnel from public health organisations in Israel. Regression analysis findings showed in general that civic behaviour was related to involvement in the job. General altruism and disillusionment with g overnment had a significant relationship with the outcome variable, de finable as modest but meaningful. It is modest because the civic behav iour variables did not explain a large portion of the variance of invo lvement in the job. It is meaningful because this relationship held be yond the effect of the control variables. Several conclusions and reco mmendations are offered for further examination of the relationship be tween civic behaviour and work outcomes.