Students behaviour patterns and the process of their change at the „VIRUS 2019” Joint Public Service Practice at the National University of Public Service

Abstract

Every year, the National University of Public Service organizes the Joint Public Service Practice for its students. The Practice allowed the measurement of Organisational Citizenship Behaviour (OCB) dimensions and of the skills of cooperation which are essential for a modern public administration. The longitudinal research took place between January and May of 2019. In the frame of the research we examined the total number of students participating in the practice (886 people). The following groups were studied: male-female, professional (law enforcement)-civil, generations (X, Y, Z). During the research the frequency of OCB dimensions, cooperation and competition behaviour patterns were measured by using of questionnaires. Collected data sets were analysed by SPSS 25 software. Results did not show significant differences in behaviour patterns before and during the practice however the differences were detectable. The biggest differences were measured between the generations and at the OCB dimension “Courtesy”.