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Religion and attitudes toward work: A new look at an old question
Author(s) -
Chusmir Leonard H.,
Koberg Christine S.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of organizational behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.938
H-Index - 177
eISSN - 1099-1379
pISSN - 0894-3796
DOI - 10.1002/job.4030090305
Subject(s) - conviction , protestant work ethic , protestantism , psychology , social psychology , work ethic , job satisfaction , religious organization , work (physics) , organizational commitment , power (physics) , religious studies , political science , law , philosophy , mechanical engineering , politics , capitalism , engineering , physics , quantum mechanics
Abstract This study examined the relationship of specific religions and degree of religious beliefs to various job‐related attitudes and values such as motivational needs, job satisfaction, work ethic, and work, job and organizational commitment. Subjects were 222(107 male, 115 female) managerial and non‐managerial workers in the Rocky Mountain area. Results showed no significant correlations between work‐related altitudes and specific religious affiliation or degree of religious conviction. However, religious conviction was significantly finked to organizational rank, with non‐managerial employees reporting a higher degree of religious conviction than managerial employees. Protestant workers scored higher in Protestant Work Ethic than did non‐Protestants and persons with no religious affiliation had higher need for Power than Protestants, Catholics or affiliates of Eastern religions.