Table 4 Work attitude Factor United... | Emerald Publishing

Table 4

Work attitude

	Factor	United States		South Korea
	Loading	Mean	Sd	Mean	Sd	F-values
Factor 1: negative work attitude		2.55	0.784	3.76	0.739	519.190**
Workers are entitled to call in sick	0.706	2.06	1.056	3.85	1.093	310.882**
Work is nothing more than making a living	0.703	2.54	1.263	3.47	1.223	83.678**
Promotions mean more worries	0.703	2.10	1.195	3.72	1.160	285.496**
Hard work does not get you much	0.699	1.84	1.243	3.87	1.148	425.554**
Best job is to do almost nothing	0.684	1.72	1.023	3.38	1.259	348.689**
People taking work home are boring	0.666	2.75	1.331	3.69	1.161	82.663**
Given the chance, I would never work	0.563	2.93	1.570	3.63	1.330	32.801**
Not concerned about being promoted	0.558	2.95	1.394	3.83	1.239	65.134**
Most people are stuck in dead end jobs	0.533	3.21	1.264	4.04	1.099	69.736**
Factor 2: positive work attitude		5.34	0.521	4.30	0.659	377.639**
Work gives me a feeling of self-respect	0.794	5.36	0.775	4.40	0.996	195.403**
Work passes more quickly when busy	0.741	5.65	0.666	4.55	1.062	282.483**
I should feel pride in my work	0.731	5.70	0.592	4.52	1.133	337.964**
I should feel responsible to do a good job	0.717	5.75	0.613	4.09	1.356	525.894**
I should work hard to earn a promotion	0.691	5.30	0.886	4.25	0.935	208.637**
Doing the best job possible is satisfying	0.665	5.18	1.056	4.18	0.964	141.346**
Doing a good job as important as good paycheck	0.650	5.10	1.071	4.25	0.914	105.647**

	Factor	United States		South Korea
	Loading	Mean	Sd	Mean	Sd	F-values
Factor 1: negative work attitude		2.55	0.784	3.76	0.739	519.190**
Workers are entitled to call in sick	0.706	2.06	1.056	3.85	1.093	310.882**
Work is nothing more than making a living	0.703	2.54	1.263	3.47	1.223	83.678**
Promotions mean more worries	0.703	2.10	1.195	3.72	1.160	285.496**
Hard work does not get you much	0.699	1.84	1.243	3.87	1.148	425.554**
Best job is to do almost nothing	0.684	1.72	1.023	3.38	1.259	348.689**
People taking work home are boring	0.666	2.75	1.331	3.69	1.161	82.663**
Given the chance, I would never work	0.563	2.93	1.570	3.63	1.330	32.801**
Not concerned about being promoted	0.558	2.95	1.394	3.83	1.239	65.134**
Most people are stuck in dead end jobs	0.533	3.21	1.264	4.04	1.099	69.736**
Factor 2: positive work attitude		5.34	0.521	4.30	0.659	377.639**
Work gives me a feeling of self-respect	0.794	5.36	0.775	4.40	0.996	195.403**
Work passes more quickly when busy	0.741	5.65	0.666	4.55	1.062	282.483**
I should feel pride in my work	0.731	5.70	0.592	4.52	1.133	337.964**
I should feel responsible to do a good job	0.717	5.75	0.613	4.09	1.356	525.894**
I should work hard to earn a promotion	0.691	5.30	0.886	4.25	0.935	208.637**
Doing the best job possible is satisfying	0.665	5.18	1.056	4.18	0.964	141.346**
Doing a good job as important as good paycheck	0.650	5.10	1.071	4.25	0.914	105.647**

Note(s): **Significant at p < 0.01