Work ethic in formerly socialist economies
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posted on 2023-03-29, 19:00 authored by S Linz, Yu-Wei ChuYu-Wei ChuDo younger workers in transition economies have a different work ethic from those who were trained and employed in the former socialist economy? Is there a positive link between work ethic and earnings among workers in transition economies? We address these questions using data collected from employee surveys conducted in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Serbia. Employing a composite measure, we find that younger workers tend to adhere more strongly, and older workers less strongly. This result is obtained in the majority of cases for the individual work ethic components, as well. We also find work ethic adherence is stronger among men than women, among supervisors, and among participants who exhibit an internal locus of control. The link between work ethic and earnings is positive: participants who scored highest on the work ethic measure earn 15% more than those who scored lowest. Commonalities across these six culturally and economically diverse countries provide a foundation for developing a more global perspective of work ethic and worker performance. © 2013 Elsevier B.V.
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Linz, S. & Chu, Y. W. (2013). Work ethic in formerly socialist economies. Journal of Economic Psychology, 39, 185-203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joep.2013.07.010Publisher DOI
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Journal of Economic PsychologyVolume
39Publication date
2013-12-01Pagination
185-203Publisher
Elsevier BVPublication status
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2013-08-14ISSN
0167-4870eISSN
1872-7719Language
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Work ethicEarningsLocus of controlTransition economiesGenerationGender8 Decent Work and Economic GrowthSocial SciencesEconomicsPsychology, MultidisciplinaryBusiness & EconomicsPsychologyGENERATIONAL-DIFFERENCESMEASUREMENT EQUIVALENCEGENDER-DIFFERENCESVALUESPERSONALITYLOYALTYTURKISHLOCUSMODELPsychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classifiedEconomics
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