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Cross‐national study of employees' work goals
Author(s) -
RONEN SIMCHA
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
applied psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.497
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1464-0597
pISSN - 0269-994X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-0597.1978.tb01389.x
Subject(s) - generalization , work (physics) , psychology , quality (philosophy) , work behavior , social psychology , work motivation , public relations , political science , epistemology , mechanical engineering , philosophy , engineering
The literature in the area of organizational behaviour has lately reflected the increasing rate of information exchange concerning the quality of worklife among various Western societies. However, a prerequisite for comparison of work milieu is the determination of whether employees from different national settings share similar needs and motivational systems. The question is whether cultural norms significantly influence employees' expectations, values, and motives. To the extent this is so, generalization from studies within a single country is restricted. The purpose of this research is to compare the structure of employees' work goal systems among five Western countries, and to examine the applicability of two popular motivational models.