“…This research follows Westover's (2008aWestover's ( , 2008bWestover's ( , 2010aWestover's ( , 2010bWestover's ( , 2011 job satisfaction model (based on Kalleberg's, 1977 findings andHandel's, 2005 study) for conducting a cross-national comparison of job satisfaction and the perceived importance of intrinsic and extrinsic job quality characteristic variations across countries (see also Muñoz de Bustillo Llorente & Fernandez Macías, 2005;Sousa-Poza & Sousa-Poza, 2000;Spector, 1997;Westover, 2008aWestover, , 2008bWestover, , 2010aWestover, , 2010bWestover, , 2011. Handel (2005) characterized 12 variables from the General Social Survey into intrinsic and over extrinsic work rewards and conditions than those without such provisions (Epsing-Andersen, 1985;Hall, 1999;Hall & Soskice, 2001;Huber & Stephens, 2001;Pampel & Williamson, 1989;Scruggs & Allan, 2006;Skocpol, 1988;Weir, Orloff, & Skocpol, 1988).…”