Job related attitudes and ethics in countries with different histories

Bibliographic Data

ID20501632
AuthorsRuth Alas (0000-0002-9376-2076, Estonian Business School, corresponding author)
Year2005
Volume12
Issue2
Pages69-84
Publication date2005-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCross Cultural Management An International Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1352-7606 • E-ISSN: 1758-6089
PublisherEmerald (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1108/13527600510798024
OpenAlexW2084695368
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited12

This article compares people from different countries according to their job related attitudes and ethical values based on empirical data from 15 countries. The results indicate that countries with a socialist past have to deal with the satisfaction of needs at a lower level than traditional capitalist countries and this consequently influences attitudes and expectations toward society, organisations and work. Attitudes toward society and facets of job satisfaction predict ethical values differently in countries with a different history as well. In traditional capitalist countries ethical values were influenced by attitudes toward society and almost not connected with facets of job satisfaction. In former socialist countries facets of job satisfaction better predicted ethical values of employees than in traditional capitalist countries

Developing country · Economic growth · Economics · Ethical values · Job attitude · Job performance · Job satisfaction · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Work ethic · Cultural Differences and Values · Ethics in Business and Education · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Psychology · Social Psychology

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