PWE

Question 1

Van Horn and Maseland 13

Answer 1

150,000 individuals from 82 societies found unemployment hurts Ps more than non-Ps
strong work ethich related with hard work being regarded as intrinsiclaly good and a moral duty

Question 2

Flynn 94

Answer 2

50% managers attitude more important than aptitutde

60% ranked work ethic as most important factor when hiring

Question 3

Greenberg 97

Answer 3

male college students rated high on PWE better on repetitive, digit-copying tasks, consisted when told doing poorly and when they’d get a reward based on someone else’s work, where they also felt neutral about the task rahter than enjoying it

Question 4

Furnham 90

Answer 4

high eed for achievement which they fulfil, tend to be satisfied commited and involved with jobs which they enjoy

Question 5

McClelland

Answer 5

links individual and micro level analysis of achievement to PWEs relationship to the macro-level of societal economic development
- needing to achieve caused by child rearing praticies which emphasise independencetraining – leads to high economic growth
– images with a need for achievement increased in childrens books
reflects PWE of the country of that time – more of a cultural constuct
– parents teach it by giving children money for tasks they do instead of pocket money

Question 6

Furnhma 84

Answer 6

high achievers do best to obtain rewards in lab setting high but realistic targets, optomistic about future outcomes

Question 7

Furnham et al. 92

Answer 7

cross cultural comparison 13 countries self report measures of 7 scales
signficant diference between scores of different subjects
developed = lower
developing - higher
not consistent across cultures, multidimensional

Question 8

Furnham 90

Answer 8

five factors for PWE
- respect for, admiration of and wilingness to take part in hard work
religion and morality, independence and asceticism
nearly all dimensions of PWE found in combined but not in any one alone
– measures measure different components

Question 9

Issues

Answer 9

self report
PWE changing adapting to new circumstances
most research on students

Question 10

BUT Miller et al. 02

Answer 10

7 dimensions, final set of 10 items
convergence with conscientiousness and need for achievement, discrimination from other measures of P, cog ability and manifest needs in uni students
also found in Air force workers but difference in morality/ethics dimension – different ages
students more honest? btu actually air force were worst