한국인의 직업의식과 직업윤리(2006)

The most comprehensive and large-scale study on occupational perceptions and views among Korean people was carried out by the Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training (KRIVET) for the first time in 1998 right after the financial crisis when job instability and unemployment crisis became a major social concern. Then the study of 1998 was replicated and expanded in 2002 when post-crisis memories still remained clear socially, economically, and culturally. Based on the overall framework of previous two accomplishments, this research focuses on the following two issues. One is on occupation-related social status as an object in the sense that occupation is objectified as one's work is ultimately evaluated by others. Occupational prestige score, as presented in this and many other previous studies, is a measurement to understand an important aspect of occupation. The other is occupation as a subject meaning how one regards his/her own work and occupation in general. Organizational and occupation commitments are instrumental filters through which job as a subject can be eventually related to the issue of work ethics.