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Getting ready for the young generation to join the workforce: A comparative analysis of the work values of Chinese and Slovenian business students

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  • Zupan, Nada
  • Kaše, Robert
  • Raškovic, Matevž
  • Yao, Kai
  • Wang, Chunyan

Abstract

Due to the ever greater cooperation between China and CEE countries, and especially the lack of research on the young generation’s work values among the latter, we fill an empirical gap and conduct a comparative analysis of work values among Chinese and Slovenian business students. We explore the relationship between national culture and differences in expressed work values. While advancement was the top item within both samples, we found a stronger instrumental value dimension for the Slovenians and a stronger social-altruistic value dimension for the Chinese. Moreover, while national culture remains a factor for understanding the work values of the young generation, it is not the dominant one. Our results offer some support for a universal or crossvergence perspective on the work values of the young generation.

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  • Zupan, Nada & Kaše, Robert & Raškovic, Matevž & Yao, Kai & Wang, Chunyan, 2015. "Getting ready for the young generation to join the workforce: A comparative analysis of the work values of Chinese and Slovenian business students," Journal of East European Management Studies, Rainer Hampp Verlag, vol. 20(2), pages 174-201.
    • Handle: RePEc:rai:joeems:jeems-2015-02-zupan
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    1. Ana Isabel Silva Almeida & Aurora A. C. Teixeira, 2017. "On The Work Values Of Entrepreneurs And Non-Entrepreneurs: A European Longitudinal Study," Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 22(02), pages 1-29, June.
    2. Das, Manish & Jebarajakirthy, Dr Charles, 2020. "Impact of acculturation to western culture (AWC) on western fashion luxury consumption among Gen-Y consumers in the Asia-Pacific region," Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, Elsevier, vol. 56(C).
    3. Katarzyna Dziewanowska & Alison Pearce & Nada Zupan, 2016. "Generation Y’s expectations of their future employment relationships pose a challenge for their employers Patterns in Neighboring Areas," Journal of Human Resource Management, Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Management, vol. 19(1), pages 1-12.

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    Keywords

    work values; young generation; national culture; China; Slovenia;
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    JEL classification:

    • M50 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - General
    • Z19 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Other

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