The first purpose of the study was to examine the degree of the existence of ideal behaviors and attitudes among present Saudi Arabian bureaucrats as an essential ingredient for accomplishing the social-economic development of the country. In order to investigate the attitudes of the present bureaucrats toward work value as related to innovation and change, a survey was conducted of 500 government employees in eight production and services ministries. Frequency distribution was used to analyze the data. / The findings of this study can be summarized as follows: (1) Work related mobility was found to be generally unacceptable among present bureaucrats. (2) The present bureaucrats showed a high reluctance toward working in rural areas. (3) Monetary incentive was found not to be an influencing factor in choosing a government job. (4) Conservative attitudes toward development programs were found to be very prevalent among present bureaucrats. (5) The present bureaucrats showed unwillingness to take risks in decision making. (6) The present bureaucrats showed a low tendency toward innovative behavior. / The second purpose of this study was to examine the attitudes of Saudi university students preparing for careers in the bureaucracy to determine whether they reflected greater tendencies toward innovation and change than did the present bureaucrats. These findings could then help determine whether the present educational system is providing successfully for improvement in the Saudi Arabian bureaucracy. The Saudi Arabian government has expanded education, especially higher education, into every part of the country, and this effort seems to be appreciated by its society. The question, however, is whether the education system is really providing the highly skilled and experienced manpower needed to participate in the nation's development programs. / In order to investigate the second purpose of the study a survey was conducted of 600 students preparing for government careers. Analysis of variance was employed to determine the degree of difference (if any) between the present and future bureaucrats in their attitude toward work value as related to innovation and change. / The findings of the second part of the study can be summarized as follows: (1) No significant differences were found between future bureaucrats and current employees in their attitude toward work-related mobility; (2) Significant differences were found between present and future bureaucrats toward working in rural areas. (3) No significant differences were found between present and future bureaucrats in their attitude toward monetary incentives. (4) No significant differences were found between present and future bureaucrats in their attitude toward social-economic development. (5) No significant differences were found between present and future bureaucrats in their attitude toward risk taking and decision making. (6) Significant differences were found between present and future bureaucrats in their attitude toward ascriptive values. (7) No significant differences were found between present and future bureaucrats in their attitude toward the general public. (8) Significant differences were found between present and future bureaucrats in their attitude toward social issues. (9) No significant differences were found between present and future bureaucrats in their attitude toward innovation. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 42-06, Section: A, page: 2850. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1981.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74541 |
| Contributors | ALNIMIR, SAUD MOHAMMED., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 197 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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