A Comparison of Protestant Work Ethic Beliefs in Thirteen Nations

Furnham, Adrian; Bond, Michael Harris; Heaven, Patrick C. L.; Hilton, Denis; Lobel, Thalma E.; Masters, John C.; Payne, Monica A.; Rajamanikam, R.; Stacey, Barrie; Daalen, H. Van

doi:10.1080/00224545.1993.9712136

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“…In other words, they found that Third Word countries that score high on power distance (have large inequalities between rich and poor) and collectivism seem to emphasize the PWE most. As a matter of fact, in the above-mentioned study comparing 13 nations (Furnham et al, 1993), the U.S. ranked in the middle in terms of the PWE, coming after other underdeveloped, high power distance countries such as India, South Africa and Zimbabwe.…”

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“…However, recent studies challenge this assumption. Studies conducted in Asian and other developing cultures generally indicate that the PWE is no longer found only in cultures where a Protestant value system is dominant (Furnham, 1991;Furnham et al, 1993;Furnham and Muhiudeen, 1984;Niles, 1994;1999). For example, Tang and Tzeng (1992) suggested that '' the PWE today cannot be defined as it was in early America, because Americans, … now live in a society where only the experience of the moment is important and pleasure is the overriding goal'' (p. 164).…”

Section: The Protestant Work Ethicmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For example, Tang and Tzeng (1992) suggested that '' the PWE today cannot be defined as it was in early America, because Americans, … now live in a society where only the experience of the moment is important and pleasure is the overriding goal'' (p. 164). Moreover, Furnham et al (1993) measured the PWE values in 13 cultures and showed that participants from richer, First World countries tended to have lower scores than those from Third World countries. In other words, they found that Third Word countries that score high on power distance (have large inequalities between rich and poor) and collectivism seem to emphasize the PWE most.…”

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Work Values of Turkish and American University Students

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ABSTRACT. The first aim of this paper was to investigate how the traditional Protestant work ethic (PWE) and more contemporary work values (i.e., masculine, feminine, and entrepreneurship values) were related to one another, and differed across genders and two cultural contexts, namely Turkey and the U.S. The second aim was to elucidate the role of religiosity in PWE among the two cultural groups. Two hundred and sixty six American and 211 Turkish university students participated in this questionnaire study. The analyses examining cross-cultural differences revealed that Turkish university students reported greater scores in the PWE and all contemporary work values as compared to their American counterparts. For the Turkish sample, there were no gender-related differences in the PWE, whereas in the U.S. sample, men reported greater PWE scores than did women. With regard to gender differences in contemporary work values, our results showed that gender groups differed in feminine and entrepreneurship values in both cultural contexts; men emphasized femininity and entrepreneurship more than women in Turkey but the reverse was true in the U.S. Correlations between contemporary work values and the PWE illustrated that the PWE is associated with entrepreneurship and masculine values in both cultural contexts and with feminine values in the Turkish context. Finally, our results regarding the role of religiosity in PWE indicated that highly religious participants reported greater PWE scores than the less religious ones regardless of culture. Findings are discussed with reference both to differences in the two socio-cultural contexts and to recent change in the social structure of Turkish society.

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“…Another prevalent belief system across many cultures (e.g., Canada, England, New Zealand, the United States) is the Protestant work ethic (PWE), often captured by proverbs such as The early bird gets the worm and Madruga y veras, trabaja y tendras (Wake up early and you will see; work and you will have; see Furnham et al, 1993;Rosenthal, Levy, & Moyer, 2011). PWE, the core belief that hard work leads to success, has been shown to have two versions, one that facilitates egalitarianism and the other that facilitates prejudice (Levy et al, 2005;.…”

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The Contributing Role of Prevalent Belief Systems to Intergroup Attitudes and Behaviors

Levy¹,

West²,

Rosenthal³

2012

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“…For members of such societies, work socialises them and shapes political, educational, and social institutions. The centrality of work also endows employment with important psychological functions: it is a source of pride, fulfilment and social identity formation (see: Furnham 1984Furnham , 1993Miller et al 2002). Regardless of whether they liked it or not, the lives of non-Indigenous people revolved around work.…”

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Mutual Incomprehension: The Cross Cultural Domain of Work in a Remote Australian Aboriginal Community

McRae-Williams

Gerritsen

2010

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This article is set within the context of concerns about Indigenous workforce participation disadvantage. It discusses conflicting life-worlds relating to work of both Aboriginal and non-Indigenous residents in Ngukurr, a remote community in South East Arnhem Land in Australia's Northern Territory. It contrasts an Indigenous social culture of kinship and relatedness to a Western one where employment is central to identity and its formal rules shape behaviour. We investigate how these different social ideologies affect cross-cultural relationships and shape the formal employment domain in Ngukurr. Given that governments have moved to more assimilationist policies in recent years, there are important policy implications following from this mutual cultural incomprehension.

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A Comparison of Protestant Work Ethic Beliefs in Thirteen Nations

Cited by 113 publications

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Work Values of Turkish and American University Students

Work Values of Turkish and American University Students

The Contributing Role of Prevalent Belief Systems to Intergroup Attitudes and Behaviors

Mutual Incomprehension: The Cross Cultural Domain of Work in a Remote Australian Aboriginal Community

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