Sex Differences in Japanese Work Ethics.

Autor/in	Engel, John W.
Titel	Sex Differences in Japanese Work Ethics.
Quelle	(1987), (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adults; Cultural Influences; Foreign Countries; Sex Differences; Values; Work Attitudes; Japan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Ausland; Sex difference; Geschlechtsunterschied; Wertbegriff; Work attitude; Arbeitshaltung
Abstract	Work values influence economic productivity of individuals and families worldwide. Since Japan's recent technological and economic productivity and growth have been phenomenal, a study was conducted to compare contemporary Japanese men's and women's work related values and beliefs. Work values questionnaires were distributed to over 900 Japanese subjects and t-tests were used to test for differences between men and women. Both Japanese men and women were found to value cooperation among co-workers, to see a need for more leisure time, to feel uneasy when there was no work to be done, and to believe that work should benefit one's country and that education and hard work lead to success. Japanese men were found to believe more strongly than Japanese women that they should be loyal to their employer, reject offers of higher salaries from other potential employers, stay with the same employer until retirement, sacrifice self for the good of the company, and go to work early and stay late. They also tended to believe more strongly that competition between individuals within the same company is good, that money acquired easily is usually spent unwisely, that people who fail usually have not tried hard enough, and that students should work for good grades out of respect and honor for their parents. Japanese women believed more strongly that use of credit cards leads to careless spending. (Author/NB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC