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Book Chapter

The authors' focus in this chapter is on cross-cultural differences in work habits and values, as well as how they are studied.

The authors review national differences in hours worked and work productivity, cross-national surveys on broad dimensions of culture (e.g., power distance, individualism, tightness, survival values), and their relationships to work-related outcomes, as well as social class as a dimension of work culture.

Also considered are the unique contributions of experimental approaches to the cultural psychology of work and their utility in probing specific cultural work-ways, such as guanxi, simpatia, and Protestant relational ideology.

Finally, the authors discuss future directions for research on culture and work.