The Meaning of Work in Saudi Arabia
- 1 January 1989
- journal article
- Published by Emerald Publishing in International Journal of Manpower
- Vol. 10 (1) , 26-32
- https://doi.org/10.1108/eum0000000000849
Abstract
The meaning of work among Saudi managers is examined. One-hundred-and-thirty-two managers completed questionnaires used to measure work centrality and norms about work. The results show that 94 per cent of the participants would continue working even if they had enough money to live comfortably without doing so. Furthermore, the results indicate that family and work are the most important activities in life, and that Saudi managers are highly committed to both entitlement and obligation dimensions of work norms. Saudi attachment to work is found to be slightly influenced by organisational or personal backgrounds.Keywords
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