Corporate Volunteering as a Factor in the Development of Safe Civil Behavior

Abstract

The paper focuses on the development of safe civil behavior among employees. The subject field of safe civil behavior is studied within the impact of corporate volunteering on corporate security. The research hypothesis is that the inclusion of employees in corporate volunteering allows them to form safe civil behavior through the development of group (group motivation for success, a favorable psychological climate) and individual (professional identity, commitment to safety) psychological resources. The standardized psychodiagnostic techniques were used. The sample was made up of employees of two organizations located in the Moscow region. The first organization has a corporate social responsibility program, including corporate volunteering (mentoring and pro-bono volunteering, blood donation, environmental volunteering, charity). The other organization does not have a corporate social responsibility program and experience of corporate volunteering. In the studied samples, statistically significant differences were found in the severity of safe civil behavior indicators. To test the hypothesis about the systemic nature of safe civil behavior as a personality construct, the Pearson correlation analysis was carried out, which made it possible to establish strong correlations between the studied indicators. The study results can be used for the creation of personnel development programs and corporate social responsibility.