Meaning of Work among a Sample of Kuwaiti Workers

Hasan, Huda

doi:10.2466/pr0.94.1.195-207

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“…Super explains this phenomenon by the fact that people with higher occupational status have more control over their work schedules and activities and are, thus, more focused on work. A study by Hasan (2004), conducted among Kuwaiti workers, confirmed that higher occupational status was associated with higher work centrality. Finally, the earlier referenced study by Sousa-Posa and Sousa-Posa (2000) suggests that educational achievement tends to be negatively correlated with job satisfaction.…”

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The meaning of working among professional employees in Germany, Poland and Russia

Kuchinke

Ardichvili

Borchert

et al. 2009

Journal of European Industrial Training

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to report the results of an empirical study of the meaning of working, individual level work outcomes, and job and career satisfaction, among professional level employees in business organizations in Russia, Poland, and Germany. Design/methodology/approach -The theoretical framework for the study was based on the work by England and colleagues. The sample (n ¼ 638) included professional level employees in the medium and large manufacturing and service organizations in the three countries. Correlations, discriminant function analysis, and multiple regressions were used to answer research questions regarding the relationship between the study variables and to determine country differences. Findings -Results indicate different patterns and levels of work centrality, desired work outcomes, work role identification, and job and career satisfaction among the three countries. A significant difference was found between work values in Russia, on the one hand, and Germany and Poland, on the other. Gender differences in meaning of work patterns were found among Russian respondents. Job and career satisfaction was related to different combinations of demographic and work meaning variables. Practical implications -For human resource development (HRD) and training and development (T&D) professionals working in multinational companies and/or with customers/suppliers in these three countries, the findings imply the need to take into account the similarities and differences in individual meaning of working variables when designing and implementing organization development and training interventions. Originality/value -Despite the central role of working for individuals and the central role of the work values construct for the professional fields of training and HRD, research on meaning of working has been sparse in the academic literature. Thus, the study can contribute to a fuller understanding of experience of work and its implications for the theory and practice of training and human resource development.

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The meaning of working among professional employees in Germany, Poland and Russia

Kuchinke

Ardichvili

Borchert

et al. 2009

Journal of European Industrial Training

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“…Salah satu bagian yang penting dalam hidup manusia adalah bekerja dan pada umumnya manusia menghabiskan banyak waktunya di tempat kerja (Hasan, 2004). Hasil survei yang dilakukan oleh firma konsultan Tower Perrin (dalam Scroggins, 2008) menunjukkan bahwa kebermaknaan kerja sekarang dipandang oleh para pekerja sebagai hal yang lebih bernilai jika dibandingkan dengan hadiah eksternal yang diterima.…”

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“…Kebermaknaan kerja sendiri telah banyak diteliti namun demikian rata-rata penelitian tersebut dilakukan di Amerika utara dan Eropa selaras dengan pendapat Nystedt, Sjoeberg dan Haegglund (1999) yang menyebutkan sebagian besar penelitian tentang sikap kerja termasuk kebermaknaan kerja dilakukan di Amerika Utara dan Eropa, yang hasilnya tidak dapat digeneralisasikan lintas negara dengan kondisi industri, ekonomi, budaya serta tradisi yang berbeda, tanpa beberapa pengujian empiris. Sedangkan Hasan (2004) Laki laki Perempuan Asal Pemahaman Partisipan Atas Peran Suami dan Istri L1: "...asline kan ngene wong wedok neng omah, wong lanang kerjo ngunu ki wes ono ket jaman leluhur mbak..., di agama juga gitu ta mbak" P1: "...saya juga tetap akan menjalankan peran saya sebagai konco wingking walaupun berarti saya harus bekerja lebih keras ya mbak, saya harus konsisten karena saya diijinkan bekerja" L2: "...secara takdir atau kodrat istri memang tidak bekerja dia harus mengurus rumah tangga dan suami yang bekerja, itu sudah ketetapan-Nya..." P2:"...Memang kerja tugas suami tapi saya akan kerja lebih keras biar bisa kerja. Kerjaan rumah sama anak beres, saya tidak akan mengabaikan tugas saya, Emang tidak ada yang memberitahu saya, tapi semua orang kan begitu, kalau kita lihat kan dari mbah-mbah kita sudah ada" L: "Pada waktu akad nikah laki-laki dikasih penjelasan dari naif tanggung jawab seorang suami itu memberi nafkah dan mencukupi kebutuhan keluarga istri dan anak-anak" P3: "Hidup di masyarakat kan gitu, perempuan tidak boleh melebihi suami dalam penghasilan dan pendidikan karena, contone ngene mbak kerja cari uang kan tugas suami, perempuan atau istri bagian rumah, bisa kerja kalau suami ijinkan.…”

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“…Peneliti mencoba menjelaskan hipotesis penelitian yang terbukti serta hal-hal yang menyebabkan hasil penelitian ini berbeda dengan penelitian terdahulu, peneliti berasumsi bahwa hal ini mungkin disebabkan oleh perbedaan budaya antara Indonesia khususnya Jawa Tengah dengan negara-negara lain, tempat penelitian terdahulu dilakukan. Rosso dkk (2010) menyatakan bahwa salah satu dari pembentuk kebermaknaan kerja adalah budaya setempat sedangkan Hasan (2004) Semangat kerja partisipan laki-laki secara umum stabil, berusaha untuk selalu maksimal dalam menjalankan tugas yang diberikan. Semangat partisipan laki-laki dalam bekerja cenderung dipengaruhi oleh faktor internal yaitu perasaan untuk selalu bertanggung jawab atas kepercayaan yang diberikan.…”

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Kebermaknaan Kerja Ditinjau Dari Jenis Kelamin Pada Karyawan PT Primayudha

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Prasetya

2020

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In Indonesian culture, especially Central Java, male and female have different roles, men work while women take care of the house. Although it should have a different role, in fact men and women are now working together, therefore very interesting to know is there a difference in the meaningfulness of work between men and women? and how the description of the meaningful work of men and women. Based on that, the researchers conducted empirical tests on 2 groups of workers, the male group, containing 54 samples and the female group containing 49 samples with the mixed method especially embadded concurrency method. The main test in this study uses quantitative methods and supported by qualitative methods. The quantitative test results show that there are significant differences in the level of meaningfulness of the work of female and male sample groups with the calculation of the Independent Sample Test of 4.431 with a significance of 0.000 (p <0.005. The results of qualitative test on 3 male participants and 3 female participants showed that the meaningfulness of male work was based on the responsibility to provide for family and women based on the need to interact. Based on the two tests that have been conducted, it shows that the meaningfulness of the work of men and women in Central Java, especially employees of PT. Primayudha Mandirijaya was different.

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“…Meaningful work is central to subjective well-being and job satisfaction of most adults in contemporary human societies (Super & Sverko, 1995). Numerous studies of work-related values and beliefs were conducted around the world during the past two decades (Furnham, 1990;Furnham & Rajamanickam, 1992;Hasan, 2004;Kuchinke, Kang, & Oh, in press;Lundberg & Peterson, 1994;MOW International Research Team, 1987;Niles, 1999). Most of these studies were based on an implicit assumption that, in addition to cultural factors, socioeconomic conditions play a key role in shaping societal perceptions of the meaning of working.…”

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The Relationship Between Meaning of Working and Socioeconomic Transformations: The Case of Post-Communist Russia

Ardichvili

2009

Advances in Developing Human Resources

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The problem and the solution. This article discusses how the meaning of working is changing in Russia as a result of rapid socioeconomic transformations that started after the breakup of the Soviet Union. Results of the review of academic books and articles related to work values and meaning of working published by Russian and Western scholars are presented.The article introduces three stages of socioeconomic transformation and discusses the link between these stages and the changes in meaning of working dimensions, such as centrality of work, valued work outcomes, and attachment to work.

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Meaning of Work among a Sample of Kuwaiti Workers

Cited by 4 publications

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The meaning of working among professional employees in Germany, Poland and Russia

The meaning of working among professional employees in Germany, Poland and Russia

Kebermaknaan Kerja Ditinjau Dari Jenis Kelamin Pada Karyawan PT Primayudha

The Relationship Between Meaning of Working and Socioeconomic Transformations: The Case of Post-Communist Russia

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