Abstract:

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of meaning of work on organizational citizenship behaviors. For this purpose, the variables of positive meaning in work, meaning making through work, and greater good motivations were examined in relation to meaning of work; and the variables of altruism, courtesy, sportsmanship, conscientiousness, and civic virtue were examined in relation to organizational citizenship behaviors in this study. The sample consisted of 104 employees in four Nursing Home Geriatric Care and Rehabilitation Centers, which give service under the Ministry of Family and Social Policies and located in Çankaya and Yenimahalle districts of Ankara. The questionnaire including The Work and Meaning Inventory, the Organizational Citizenship Behavior Scale and personal information form was filled out by participants voluntarily in their work place. The hierarchical regression analysis showed that the subscales of meaning of work positively predicted organizational citizenship behaviors. That is, the employees who ascribe positive meaning to their work, make meaning through work, and have greater good motivations showed more organizational citizenship behaviors. Therefore, this study emphasizes the importance of meaning of work in promoting organizational citizenship behaviors.

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