Entry:

Kalleberg, Arne L. and Reynolds, Jeremy, “Work Attitudes and Nonstandard Work Arrangements in the United States, Japan and Europe,” Paper presented to the Conference on Nonstandard Work Arrangements in Japan, Europe, and the United States, Kalamazoo, MI, August, 2000.


Abstract:

Part-time workers and fixed-time temporaries share similar work values with full-time workers. Self-employed workers place more importance on flexibility than other categories of workers.

GSS Years:

ISSP 1997

Other Data Sets:

NOS 1991

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
WWWWORLD

Variable Label could not be found

WWWWORLD

Variable Label could not be found

AGE

AGE OF RESPONDENT

SEX

RESPONDENTS SEX

EDUC

HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED

CHNGWORK

I WOULD CHANGE MY JOB FOR SOMETHING ELSE

RPROMOTN

R HAS OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE

INTJOB

IMPORTANCE OF INTERESTING WORK IN A JOB

FLEXHRS

IMPORTANCE OF FLEXIBLE HRS. IN A JOB

EMPSELF

DOES R PREFER SELF-EMPLOYMENT OR NOT ?

WANTJOB

WOULD R LIKE A JOB NOW

RINCOME

RESPONDENTS INCOME

RINTJOB

RS JOB IS INTERESTING

RFLEXHRS

RS JOB HAS FLEXIBLE HRS.

RHIINC

RS INCOME IS HIGH

RSECJOB

RS JOB IS SECURE

WRKENJOY

ENJOY JOB EVEN IF $ NOT NEEDED

WRKEARN

JOB IS JUST A WAY TO EARN MONEY

SETHOURS

WHO SET WORKING HOURS

WANTJOB1

WHICH JOB WOULD YOU PREFER

ABSENT

HOW MANY DAYS ABSENT FROM WORK PAST 6 MONTH

SECJOB

IMPORTANCE OF JOB SECURITY IN A JOB

HIINC

IMPORTANCE OF HIGH PR INCOME IN A JOB

PROMOTN

IMPORTANCE OF ADVANCEMENT IN A JOB

OCC

RS CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE (1970)

WORRYJOB

DO YOU WORRY ABOUT LOSING JOB

JOBSAT

HOW SATISFIED IS R WITH HISHER JOB

WRKIMP

WORK IS PERSONS MOST IMPT. ACTIVITY

STRESS

HOW OFTEN DOES R FIND WORK STRESSFUL

HELPORG1

WILLING TO WORK HARDER FOR THE FIRM

PRIDEORG

I AM PROUD WORKING FOR MY FIRM

STAYORG3

I WOULD TURN DOWN JOB OFFERING MORE PAY