Bowling Green State University A series of scales measuring attitudes toward work was developed. The Survey of Work Values (SWV) was based on a number of dimensions of Protestant Ethic, specifically those aspects that deal with the meaning that an individual attaches to his role at work. The content validity of the items was established by the reallocation method of scaling. Items were analyzed to determine the best method of scoring and to select items for the subscales according to the internal consistencies and independence of the subscales. Unweighted, multipoint scoring was selected for 54 items. SWV scores discriminated among occupational groups and correlated with background characteristics of employed and disadvantaged persons. 1 Now at the Procter & Gamble Company. 2 Requests for reprints, the items, their scale values, and permission to use the scales for research purposes may be obtained by writing

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Employees' attitudes toward a proposed 4-day, 40-hr. workweek were examined relative to job and worker variables, expectations about the shortened workweek, and satisfaction with facets of the job and company. Employees classified by their sex, work shifts, wage schedules, and sex by work shifts differed significantly in their attitudes toward the 4-day, 40-hr. workweek and in the advantages and disadvantages they expected to result from a revised workweek. Except for a weak relation with pay and promotions, satisfaction with facets of the job and company was not significantly correlated with attitude toward the proposed workweek. The importance of employees' expectations in relation to the 4-day, 40-hr. workweek is discussed, and it is suggested that firms contemplating a revised workweek should examine and explore with employees the impact of a 4-day, 40-hr. workweek before installation.

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