Study VanEe & VanDijk (2005): study ZZ Western nations 2004

Public

University students, USA and The Netherlands, 2004

Sample

Respondents

N = 361

Non Response

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Correlate

Authors's Label

individual work values

Our Classification

Distribution

M = 2.99, SD = .405
M St. Louis= 3.10, SD St.Louis= .418
M Utrecht= 2.87, SD St.Louis= .352

Operationalization

Please circle in the first column, next to the statement, the extent to which you agree with the statements:

Concerning work for me it's important
A To work with my colleagues  harmoniously
B To be able to speak one’s mind even if it might harm the relationship with
ones colleagues
C To have guaranteed job security
in present organisation
D To live to work
E To have a career with prestige
F To be thought ambitious by my colleagues
G To have a manager who uses his/her intuition
H To have an assertive manager
I To have a decisive manager
J That there is an affirmative action policy at my place of work
K That there is an achievement oriented atmosphere
L That the income is related to my performance within my work
M To work to live
N That the best performers get the highest positions in the organization
O That there is a competitive atmosphere
P That everyone is equal and is treated in such a manner by his/her co-workers

Rating: 1 strongly disagree ...5= strongly agree
Summation: Average

Observed Relation with Happiness