The purpose of this study was to examine the integration of indigenous values developed in Turkey to Schwartz's universal values. Students (N = 593) from six universities in Istanbul responded the value scale, which consists of 10 etic PVQ items (each item representing one of 10 main Schwartz values) and 23 emic WAG items (representing work-achievement goals). PROXSCAL, a multidimensional scali...

Employees’ belief in the traditional work ethics of hard work and diligence as virtues in their own right has significantly declined in recent times in Taiwan. Job involvement as a mediator of the influence of work values on organizational commitment remains unclear, and needs to be explored in a non-western work context. In addition, the degree of organizational commitment has not been shown t...

Computer supported work is often stressful and inadequate computer systems and poor usability contribute to the problem. Still the work situation, and work environment of users are seldom considered when developing computer systems, and it is difficult to incorporate the ideas of User Centred Systems Design (UCSD) in practice. Hence, this research addresses the difficulty in integrating usabili...

Recently, the European Respiratory Journal published a paper by GULMANS et al. [1] on reference values for maximal work capacity (Wmax) in healthy children [1]. The paper described the Wmax of boys and girls using a model which related Wmax per kilogram of fat free mass (FFM) to age and gender. For the model to be valid the relationship between Wmax and FFM should have been a proportionality (i...

The work value system, its development, and its relationship with work experiences can be modeled as an adaptive control system [Ford, D. H., & Lerner, R. M. (1992). Developmental systems theory: An integrative approach. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications]. This study employed longitudinal data from 1000 participants (Youth Development Study; Jeylan Mortimer, Principal Investigator) and three ...