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A survey of 316 participants from Chinese enterprises indicated that the level of their work values was more likely in line with increasing age and education, and associated with employment position and gender. The older the employees, the higher the work values they perceive. The higher the education one receives, the higher the work values he or she counts. Managers rate higher work values than the employees do, and male employees show higher work value perceptions than do those of females. The results of the study suggest that the employees’ age, education, position and gender are important antecedents of work values, and these demographic effects can be a good revelation to enterprise management in both theory and practice.
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Li, W., Liu, X. & Wan, W. Demographic Effects of Work Values and Their Management Implications. J Bus Ethics 81, 875–885 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-007-9554-6
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