Stress, Task, and Relationship Orientations of Vietnamese Working Adults: Do Age, Gender, and Government Work Experience Make a Difference?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Quan H N Tran
Keyword(s):  
Work Experience ◽  
Working Adults ◽  
Stress Task ◽  
Government Work ◽  
Relationship Orientations

Business ethics development of working adults: a study in Vietnam

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lam D. Nguyen ◽  
Bahaudin G Mujtaba ◽  
Frank J. Cavico
Keyword(s):  
Moral Development ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Development Theory ◽  
Ethical Development ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Working Adults ◽  
Government Work ◽  
Management Experience

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to ascertain if age, gender, management experience and government work experience actually make a difference in the ethical development of respondents in Vietnam, an emerging economy in Southeast Asia. Design/methodology/approach – A quantitative self-administered survey was conducted with a convenience sample of Vietnamese working adults obtained through educational institutions, businesses and entrepreneurs and private and public sector organizations. This study used Clark and Clark’s (1966) Personal Business Ethics Scores measure. The Vietnamese version questionnaire was distributed, and a total of 704 surveys were fully completed and analyzed. Findings – Statistically significant differences were found in the variables of age, gender and government work experience. Management experience did not lead to any significant differences. Consequently, Kohlberg’s moral development theory regarding ethical development is partially supported. Research limitations/implications – This study used a convenience sample population. Future studies can compare specific populations in different parts of the country with similar working backgrounds and demographic variables. The small sample size is not necessarily representative of an entire country or the culture in Vietnam. Furthermore, it would be meaningful to investigate the relationship between ethical development and the demographic variables among other Asian countries near Vietnam. Finally, longitudinal studies can be implemented by future researchers to investigate the effects of changes in demographic variables on moral development. Practical implications – Females should be studied more to determine the factors that they consider when making decisions that impact others. Having longer time “socializing” with organizational values might be a stronger influence on ethical behaviors of a person. Vietnamese people are less tolerant for unethical behaviors when they are much younger and when they are much older. Social implications – The importance of ethics education programs at the national and organizational levels is underscored as a key element to combat corruption. Several specific recommendations on how to enhance the fight against corruption and bribery were provided. Originality/value – This study contributes to the moral development theory research and sheds light on the impact of age, gender, government work experience and management experience gained through the development process on ethical decision-making of Vietnamese people. Academicians, managers, practitioners, government leaders and the like can benefit from the findings of this paper.

Work Ethics Perceptions of Pakistani Employees

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Razia Begum ◽  
Bahaudin G. Mujtaba
Keyword(s):  
Work Experience ◽  
Ethics Training ◽  
Statistical Measures ◽  
Government Work ◽  
Ethics Course ◽  
Management Experience ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Qualification Management

Globalization has placed modern organizations in tremendous competition locally and regionally across borders; thus, the ultimate goal of every organization is the same which is profitable survival. In order to make sure that this profitable survival goal does not come at the cost of harming others, guiding principles are needed to bring goodness and fairness for the stakeholders' interests. This paves the way for designing, implementing and adopting ethical principles in the organization to keep competition fair and just. This study has been carried out in three big cities (Peshawar, Lahore and Islamabad) of Pakistan to identify and assess the relationship of workplace ethics with age, qualification, management experience, government work experience and on-the-job ethics training. Collected data from 380 male and female Pakistani respondents were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical measures. The results indicate that there is a significant relationship between ethical maturity of employees and such demographic variables as age, qualification, on-the-job ethics training, having had an ethics course, and years of management experience. However, government work experience did not demonstrate any significant results with ethical maturity. Implications and suggestions for management development and training are provided.

scholarly journals FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE DECISION TO ELECT YOUNG VOTERS IN THE 2020 ELECTIONS

2021 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-158
Author(s):  
Sherly Alifah Citrayanti ◽  
Indrawati Yuhertiana
Keyword(s):  
Political Culture ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Financial Information ◽  
Young Voters ◽  
Track Record ◽  
Government Sector ◽  
Government Work ◽  
Experience Education ◽  
The Government ◽  
New Policies

The Covid-19 pandemic has made the government work harder to adapt to conditions that are still critical. All areas of life have undergone very significant changes so that the government pays special attention to immediately make new policies by innovating so that everything returns to normal. In times like today, the government needs an update that brings changes for the better. Brilliant thoughts and ideas are needed to be able to lift Indonesia to adapt to the situation. One of them can start by improving human resources in the government sector with the implementation of the simultaneous Regional Head Elections in 2020 later, the elected people will become the channel for public aspirations to work together in synergy to overcome the current pandemic situation. Public participation is needed to choose which candidates are ready to devote their bodies and mind to Indonesia. Therefore, it is important to know the track record of regional head candidates because it will impact their performance in the next leadership period. In addition, social political culture can shape the personality and thoughts of a group. The purpose of this study is to find out and empirically test the influence of the track record of regional head candidates, government financial information, and political culture on the decision to choose young voters in the 2020 Pilkada. The method used in this research is quantitative with a questionnaire technique and analyzed by Smart PLS. The population used active students class 2017 at UPN "Veteran" East Java. The results show that work experience, education level, socio-economic background of regional head candidates, government financial information, and political culture positively and significantly impact the decision to choose young voters in the 2020 simultaneous elections. Keywords: Track Record, Financial Information, Political Culture, Regional Head Election 2020, Luder Contingency Model

Leadership and Stress Orientation of Japanese and Russian Working Adults

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 968-987 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lam D. Nguyen ◽  
Natalia Ermasova ◽  
Loan N. T. Pham
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Task Orientation ◽  
Business Organizations ◽  
Working Adults ◽  
Full Range Leadership ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Managerial Employees ◽  
Relationship Orientations

This cross-cultural study utilized the full range leadership framework developed by Hofstede’s model of culture, and compared leadership styles and cultural values of 461 managerial and non-managerial employees in government and business organizations in Russia and Japan. In this article, we examine the stress, task and relationship orientations of people in Russia and in Japan. As a result of the analysis of 461 responses, some significant differences were found between the two samples. It appears that Russian respondents have higher scores on task (initiating structure) and relationship (consideration style) orientations than Japanese respondents. While gender is a significant factor in task orientation, results did not demonstrate any differences in the relationship orientations and stress perceptions of these respondents. In this article, literature on Japan and Russian cultures is presented along with practical application, suggestions and implications for future studies. The projected results of this study include better cross-cultural understanding, comparison and assessment of Japanese and Russian leadership by foreign and local organizational members.

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