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Attitudes of Japanese and American Workers: Convergence or Diversity.
- Source :
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Sociological Quarterly . Winter83, Vol. 24 Issue 1, p107-122. 16p. 5 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 1983
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Abstract
- Testing an argument of convergence on a sample of employed males in Japan and the United States, this paper compares young (18-24 years) with older (45-55 years) workers within each country on work-related attitudes, education and employment, mobility, interest in the company, characteristics of superiors, and job satisfaction. Comparisons of these attitudes are also made within age-group cross-nationally. Our general finding, which is upheld when company size, type of job, and educational attainment are controlled for, is that cultural diversity is (still) a better explanation than convergence when applied to work-related attitudes. Aging per se seems to have some similar effects in both societies, e.g., a positive relationship between age and work satisfaction. Attitudes affected more by historical changes in work organization, however, exhibit stronger cultural differences than age differences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00380253
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Sociological Quarterly
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 14070917
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1533-8525.1983.tb02231.x