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Hidden religious aspects of job satisfaction and work attitudes: The differences between Eastern and Western Europe

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  • Kamila Fialová

    (Institute of Sociology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Jilská 1, 11000 Praha 1, Czech Republic)

  • Andrea Beláòová

    (Institute of Sociology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Jilská 1, 11000 Praha 1, Czech Republic)

Abstract

This paper examines the links between religion and job satisfaction. Its concern is to compare Eastern and Western Europe. We use the 2015 International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) data covering both nonreligious individuals and individuals affiliated to a religious denomination. While the Western European countries generally report significantly higher levels of job satisfaction compared to their Eastern counterparts, we test the hypothesis that religion also shows differentiated effects on job satisfaction and work attitudes. Our results indicate that religion has no significant effect on job satisfaction in either of the regions. In the West, religious affiliation has an influence on a larger variety of work attitude measurements compared to those in the East. In both regions, workers who regularly attend religious services would enjoy work significantly more even if they did not need money, consider high income as less important, and consider helping other people, contact with other people, and having a job useful to society as more important.

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  • Kamila Fialová & Andrea Beláòová, 2020. "Hidden religious aspects of job satisfaction and work attitudes: The differences between Eastern and Western Europe," Acta Oeconomica, Akadémiai Kiadó, Hungary, vol. 70(4), pages 593-613, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:aka:aoecon:v:70:y:2020:i:4:p:593-613
    DOI: 10.1556/032.2020.00038
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    Keywords

    job satisfaction; religion; work attitudes; Eastern and Western Europe;
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    JEL classification:

    • J28 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Safety; Job Satisfaction; Related Public Policy
    • M14 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility
    • Z12 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Religion
    • O52 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Europe

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