Investigating the relationship between workaholism and organizational citizenship behavior (Case of: nurses in Tehran City)

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Article 2, Volume 4, Spring & summer 2012 - Serial Number 7, September 2012, Pages 21-37   

Document Type: Articles

DOI: 10.22067/pmt.v4i7.19464

Authors

Ahmad Ali Khaef Elahi^* ; Abbas Nargesian; Jabbar Babashahi

Abstract

Employees anxiety and worry about their work life and involvement for a longtime hours, pave the way for permanent engagement in their work, in a way that continuity of these situations will have a positive and negative outcomes. Present research is aimed at explaining strange captivation of nurses to their work in the form of workaholism. Data of this applied research was collected through survey using appropriate instrument. The correlation between variables, however, was based on structural equation modeling. Statistical population of this research includes nurses working in clinics, policlinics, faculties and hospitals simultaneously, in the city of Tehran. Research findings resulted from structural equation modeling technique portends that; there is meaningful relationship between nurses’ workaholism and organizational citizenship behavior. Also, there is a positive and meaningful relationship between organizational citizenship behavior and dimensions of workaholism (work involvement, feelings of being driven to work, work enjoyment).

Keywords

Workaholism; Organizational citizenship behavior; Job involvement; Nurses; Tehran

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