The Centrality of Work: A Comparative Analysis of Work Commitment and Work Orientation in Present-Day Societies

This paper aims to comprehensively examine the effects of societal and individual characteristics on work-related attitudes, specifically work commitment orientations, using a single dataset comparable models. It also seeks relate these attitudes classic theories understand how factors shape attitudes. The analysis is based data collected by International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) in its orientations survey. Data analyzed factor analyses, correspondence multilevel regressions. provides an overview at country level detailed variables that results indicate reflect large trends developments, which are discussed with reference current studies theories. contributes understanding offering comprehensive characteristics, relates discusses findings have policy implications, particularly recruitment retention highly qualified motivated workers different countries.