Recent study shows Israeli employees among most committed and happy
Posted on August 12, 2007 • By Miriam Schwab
Category: Business View Comments
Cass Business School in London has released a study showing that employees’ level of commitment is linked to the overall level of happiness in their country.
The happiest countries in the world, according to this study, are Brazil, Israel and Cyprus, and employees in these countries are the most committed. In Management Issues, Dr. Garry Gelade, who led the study, is quoted as saying that “commitment is high in countries where the population is ‘extrovert’, and low in countries where the population is ‘neurotic’ – that is, more prone to negative tendencies, such as anxiety.”
A number of interesting things emerge from this study:
- Israel is one of the happiest countries in the world. It’s hard to believe if the only Israel you see is on the news, but it matches reality.
- Israel is an extrovert culture. Duh. Israelis also tend to not be neurotic or anxious. I guess if you think about it, that also makes sense.
- Israeli employees are among the most committed. This would seem to explain the unusual levels of success found in Israeli hi-tech companies, but according to Management Issues, countries with the highest levels of commitment are not necessarily the most economically successful. So no connection.
- Israeli companies that offer call center services and other outsourced services, like IDT, should be able to benefit from the results of this study.
Stefan Töpfer at The Small Business Blog says that the results of the study are important for business owners to consider when hiring:
“It is important that your employees are a happy lot in order for them to be productive contributors to the business…So when considering outsourcing, you know you should be looking at companies or virtual assistants from “happy” countries!”
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This may be refering to “professional” jobs. Blue collar workers have no rights and no respect from their employers in Israel. Not many of them are happy with their work but will tell you that they and their faqmilies are healthy, thank you.
@Ethan – the study doesn’t seem to differentiate between the types of workers. Also, the study indicates that Israelis are happy in life, and committed to their jobs. Not that they are happy in their jobs.
They then drew a correlation between a population’s general happiness, and the level of their job commitment.
So you may be right – it’s possible that blue collar workers are not happy in their jobs, but according to the study they are committed – and happy in life!
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