The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of four ecological factors upon the attitudes of Saudi students toward work values. The ecological factors are divided into two types: informational factors consisting of education and mass media consumption, and societal factors consisting of religious commitment and tribal attachment. On the other hand, the work values examined in the study consist of the following: (1) locational mobility, (2) occupational mobility, (3) impartiality, (4) technical skills receptivity, and (5) time importance. / For the purpose of examining the correlation between the two sets of variables, data were collected in the Spring of 1981 utilizing a 54 item questionnaire distributed to 500 respondents, mainly university students. / Nine scales were developed to measure the nine variables examined in this study. A cross-tabulation (Gamma and R) test was employed to determine the strength of correlation, if any, between the ecological factors and the students attitudes toward work values. / The result of this empirical investigation was useful in a sense that it can be utilized as a basis of classification for the four ecological factors. The four ecological factors were divided into three categories based on the nature of correlation they have had upon the attitudes of Saudi students toward work values. They include: (1) passive factors including those which had no correlation with the attitudes of students toward work values. Factors classified under this category included education and mass media consumption. (2) Positive factors including those which were positively correlated with the attitudes toward work values. Religious commitment was found to be the only factor that can be classified under this category. (3) Negative factors including those which were negatively correlated with the attitudes toward work values. Tribal attachment was found to be the only factor that can be classified under this category. / Such findings have led us to emphasize the urgent need of reviewing such useful mechanism as the educational system and the media of mass communication in order to be rearranged utilizing the deeply rooted progressive values of the religion which have been empirically found effective motivators of people to achieve higher standard levels of productivity. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 42-12, Section: A, page: 5239. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1982.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74711 |
| Contributors | AL-GHAMDI, MOHAMMED SAID DAMMAS., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 207 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
Page generated in 0.0019 seconds