RT Article
T1 Work Values Ethic, GNP Per Capita and Country of Birth Relationships
JF Journal of business ethics
VO 116
IS 3
SP 655
OP 666
A1 McMurray, Adela J.
A1 Scott, Don
A2 Scott, Don
LA English
YR 2013
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1785648705
AB Workplaces around the world have experienced extraordinary changes to the composition of their workforces and the nature of work. Few studies have explored workers from multiple countries of birth, with multiple religious orientations, working together within a single country of residence. Building on and extending the Work Values Ethic (WVE) literature, we examine 1,382 responses from employees working in three manufacturing companies. Differences were found in the mean WVE scores of groups of respondents from 42 countries of birth. Their WVE scores were strongly associated with their birth countries’ per capita Gross National Product (GNP), and the means of these scores did not change with variations in the respondents’ length of residence in a different country. These results have implications for developing cross-cultural management practices and for improving relationships with employees, with opportunities for increased commitment and, potentially, productivity.
K1 Immigrants
K1 GNP per capita
K1 Country of birth
K1 Work values ethic
DO 10.1007/s10551-012-1450-z