A Study of Koreans' Work Ethic (II)

Following the first such study held in 1998, this paper intends to perform a study of Koreans' job mentality. This study has divided the entire population into groups sharing the same characteristics and has evaluated the work ethic of each group. This paper also studied the philosophy, attitudes and common ideas that people displayed with regards to their vocations, and also analyzed the reason why people consider a job to be necessary. In addition, work ethic was evaluated by investigating the occupational behavior needed for each stage of an individual's career. The result of this study was then compared with the results of the first study conducted in 1998 as well as with the NCDA results, which exhibit the changing trends of work ethic in the U.S, that were collected that same year, This Second Study of Korean's work ethic was conducted from June 4th to July 12th 2002 nationwide with 2,512 subjects over the age of 15. This study was based on population census data and information for the study was collected by visiting private residences and holding interviews