MOW Publications by keyword

• General MOW (objectives, model, design, instruments, state of the art)
• MOW Past Research Reference Book
• MOW Methodology
• Structure of MOW
• Centrality of Work
• Work Goals
• Societal Norms about Working
• Work Definitions
• Lottery Question
• Motivation
• MOW Patterns
• MOW of Specific Target Group(s)
• MOW of Specific Country
• Cross-National Comparison on MOW
• MOW and New Technology
• MOW and Hierarchical Position
• Stability and Change of MOW
• Work Ethic
• MOW and the Future
• Discussant Papers on MOW

 

 

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  General MOW (objectives, model, design, instruments, state of the art)

Ardichvili, A. (2005). The Meaning of Working and professional development needs of employees in a post-communist country. International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, 5(1), 105-119.

Drenth, P.J.D. (1991). Work Meanings: A Conceptual, Semantic and Developmental Approach. In: S. A. Ruiz Quintanilla (Guest-Editor). Work centrality and Related Work Meanings. Special Issue of the European Work and Organizational Psychologist, 2/3, 125-133, Hove (UK): Lawrence Erlbaum.

England, G.W. & Wilpert, B. (1978). The Meaning of Work, its Nature and Consequences. A Comparative Study in Several European Countries and the USA. Discussion Paper Series 78-9, International Institute of Management , Berlin.

Misumi, J. (Ed.) (1987). Hatarako kotono imi (The Meaning of Working Life: MOW). Tokyo: Yuhikaka (original in Japanese).

Misumi, J. (1988). The Meaning of Work. In: J. Misumi, Y. Yamada & T. Minami (Eds.), Soshiki No Kodo Kagaku. Tokyo: Fukumura Publishing Co., 20-44 (original in Japanese).

MOW International Research Team (1981). The Meaning of Working. In: G. Dlugos & K. Weiermair (Eds.). Management under Differing Value Systems . Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 565-630.

Ruiz-Quintanilla, S.A. & Claes, R. (2000). MOW Research Programs. In J.A. Katz (Ed.), Databases for the study of entrepreneurship. New York: JAI/Elsevier Science Inc, pp.335-391.

Ruiz Quintanilla, S.A. & Wilpert, B. (1985). Zur subjektiven Bedeutung der Arbeit (Subjective Meaning of Working). In: E. H. Hoff, L. Lappe & W. Lempert (Eds.). Arbeitsbiographie und Persönlichkeitsentwicklung. Bern: Huber, 118-127 (original in German).

Ruiz Quintanilla, S.A. & Wilpert, B. (1988). The Meaning of Working - Scientific status of a Concept. In: V. de Keyser, T. Qvale, B. Wilpert & S. A. Ruiz Quintanilla (Eds.). The Meaning of Work and Technological Options. Chichester, England: John Wiley & Sons, 3-14.

Ruiz Quintanilla, S.A. (1991). The Meaning of Work. In: S.A. Ruiz Quintanilla (Guest-Editor). Work centrality and Related Work Meanings. Special Issue of the European Work and Organizational Psychologist, 2/3, 81-90, Hove (UK): Lawrence Erlbaum.

Ruiz Quintanilla, S.A. (1992). The Meaning of Working: State of the Art and Future Research Methods. In: Misumi, J., Wilpert, B. & Motoaki, H. (Eds.). Organizational and Work Psychology, Proceedings of the 22nd International Congress of Applied Psychology. Vol. I, Hove (UK): Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 99-103.

Sinha, J.B.P. (1990). Work culture in the Indian context. Thousand Oaks, CA, US: Sage Publications.

Wilpert, B. (1983). The Significance of the Study "Meaning of Working (MOW)". Proceedings of the International Symposium of the Meaning of Working Life , November 7-9, Osaka, Japan, 229-232.

Wilpert, B. & Maimer, H. (1994). Work Meanings in International Perspective. Tilburg, WORC Paper 94.11.049/6.

Harpaz, I., & Meshoulam, I. (2010). The meaning of work, employment relations, and strategic human resources management in Israel. Human Resource Management Review, 20, 212-223.

Shacklock, K., & Brunetto, Y. (2011). A model of older workers’ intentions to continue working. Personnel Review, 40, 252-274.

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MOW Past Research Reference Book

 MOW International Research Team (1987). The Meaning of Working. London: Academic Press.

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MOW Methodology

 England, G.W. & Harpaz, I. (1983). Some Methodological and Analytical Considerations in Cross National Comparative Research. Journal of International Business Studies, 14, 49-59.

 Holvoet, M. (1984). The Construction of MOW Indices and Pattern Variables including Tests on Reliability and on External Validity. Rapporten van het Laboratorium en Seminarie voor Toegepaste Psychologie, No. 27, Rijksuniversiteit Gent.

 Holvoet, M. (1984). MOW Data Treating. Rapporten van het Laboratorium en Seminarie voor Toegepaste Psychologie, No. 28, Rijksuniversiteit Gent.

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Structure of MOW

 Diaz-Vilela, L. (1997). Second order empiric structure of the meaning of work from a Spanish sample. European Review of Applied Psychology/Revue Européene de Psychologie Appliquée, 47(3), 215-223.

Harpaz, I. (1986). The Factorial Structure of the Meaning of Work. Human Relations, 39, 595-614.

Harpaz, I., & Fu, X. (2002). The structure of the Meaning of Work: A relative stability amidst change. Human Relations, 55, 639-668.

 Ruiz Quintanilla, S.A. (1994). Measurement and Structure of Work Meanings. West, East and Far East. Tilburg, WORC Paper 94.11.054/6.


Cortés Pascual M. P. A. (2009). The work values of teacher training students in a Spanish university. Symbiosis between Schwartz and Meaning of Work (MOW) Study Group. European Journal of Education, 44, 441-453.

Hansström, T. , & Kjellberg, A. (2007). Stability and change in work values among male and female nurses and engineers. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 48, 143-151.

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Centrality of Work

 Claes, R (1987). La centralidad en la vida de los jovenos (The Centrality of Work of Youngsters). In: J. M. Peiro & D. Moret (Eds.). Socializacion laboral y desempleo juvenil: la transicion de la escuela al trabajo. Valencia: Nau Libres, 81-100 (original in Spanish).

 Coetsier, P. & Claes, R. (1985). Centrality of Work in the Life Spheres of Individuals. In: F. L. Denmark (Ed.). Social/Ecological Psychology and the Psychology of Women. Volume 7 of the XXIII International Congress of Psychology. Amsterdam/New York: North-Holland, 255-262.

 England, G.W. & Misumi, J. (1986). Work Centrality in Japan and the USA. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 17, 399-416.

Harpaz, I., & Snir, R. (2003). Workaholism, its definition and nature. Human Relations, 56(3), 291-319.

 Misumi, J. (1991). Values and Beyond: Training for a Higer Work Centrality in Japan. In: S.A. Ruiz Quintanilla (Guest-Editor). Work centrality and Related Work Meanings. Special Issue of the European Work and Organizational Psychologist, 2/3, 135-145, Hove (UK): Lawrence Erlbaum.

 Ruiz Quintanilla, S.A. (Guest Editor) (1991). Work centrality and related Work Meanings. Special Issue of the European Work and Organizational Psychologist. Hove (UK): Lawrence Erlbaum.

Snir, R., & Harpaz, I. (2002). Work-leisure relations: Leisure orientation and the Meaning of Work. Journal of Leisure Research, 34, 178-202.

Snir, R., & Harpaz, I. (2005). Test-retest reliability of the relative work centrality measure. Psychological Reports, 97 (2), 559-562.

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Work Goals

Chatterjee, S.R., & Pearson, C.A.L. (2002). Work goals of Asian managers. Field evidence from Singapore, Malaysia, India, Thailand, Brunei, and Mongolia. International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, 2(2), 251-288.

Claes, R. (2003). Counselling for new careers. International Journal for Edcuational and Vocational Guidance, 3, 55-69.

Harpaz, I. (1990). The Importance of Work Goals: An International Perspective. Journal of International Business Studies, 21, 75-93.

Harpaz, I. (1998). Work values in Israel: Stability and change over time. Executive, 25, 16-19 (Hebrew).

Harpaz, I. (1999). The transformation of work values in Israel. Monthly Labor Review, 122(5), 46-50.

Okachi, K., Pearson, C.A.L., & Chatterjee, S.R. (2001). Japanese managerial work goals. Asia Pacific Journal of Economics and Business, 5(2), 56-66. 

Sharabi, M., & Harpaz, I. (1998). Changes in work values: A glance into changing reality. Human Relations, 128, 22-25 (Hebrew).

Sharabi, M., & Harpaz, I. (2002). An over time analysis of the importance of work goals. Labor, Society and Law, 9, 43-64 (Hebrew).

Cortés Pascual M. P. A. (2009). The work values of teacher training students in a Spanish university. Symbiosis between Schwartz and Meaning of Work (MOW) Study Group. European Journal of Education, 44, 441-453.

Shacklock, K., & Brunetto, Y. (2012). The intention to continue nursing: Work variables affecting three nurse generations in Australia. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 68, 36-46.

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Societal Norms about Working

 Wang, E. & Xu, L. (1993). Societal Norms Concerning Work Among Beijing Workers: A Cross-Cultural Study. Acta Psychologica Sinica, 25 , 1, 31-38 (Chinese).

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Work Definitions

 England, G.W. & Harpaz, I. (1990). How Working is Defined: National Contexts and Demographic and Organizational Role Influences. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 11, 253-266.

 Maimer, H. & Wilpert, B. (1994). Patterns of Work Definitions in Different Countries. In: The International Society for the Study of Work and Organizational Values (ISSWOV) (Ed.).Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Work and Organizational Values. Spain, Barcelona, 104-113.

 Moors, S. & Claes, R. (1991). Wat denken de mensen over "werken"? (What do People Think about Working). Nieuwsbrief Instituut voor Verbetering van de Arbeidsvoorwaarden, No 41, 2-5 (original in Dutch).

 Ruiz Quintanilla, S.A. & England, G.W. (1994). How Working is Defined: Structure and Stability. In: The International Society for the Study of Work and Organizational Values (ISSWOV) (Ed.).Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Work and Organizational Values. Spain, Barcelona, 104-113.

 Ruiz Quintanilla; S.A. & G.W. England (1996). How Working is Defined: Structure and Stability. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 17 , SI, 515-526.

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Lottery Question

 Harpaz, I. (1986). To Work or Not to Work: Variables Affecting the Desire to Continue or Stop Working. Megamot: Behavioral Sciences Quarterly, 29, 448-457 (Hebrew).

 Harpaz, I. (1988). Variables Affecting Non-Financial Employment Commitment. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 37, 235-250.

 Harpaz, I. (1989). Non-Financial Employment Commitment: A Cross National Comparison. Journal of Occupation Psychology, 62, 147-150.

Harpaz, I. (2002). Expressing a wish to continue or stop working as related to the Meaning of Work. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 11(2), 177-198.

 Snir, R., & Harpaz, I. (2002). To work or not to work: Non-financial employment commitment and the social desirability bias. The Journal of Social Psychology, 142(5), 635-644.

Arvey, R.D., Harpaz, I., & Liao, H. (2004). Work centrality and post-award work behavior pf lottery winners. Journal of Psychology, 138 (5), 404-420.


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Motivation

Claes, R., & De Witte, H. (2002). Determinants of graduates’ preparatory job search behaviour. A competitive test of proactive personality and Expectancy Value theory. Psychologica Belgica, 42(4), 251-266 (MOW was één van de variabelen). 

Peterson, M.F., & Ruiz-Quintanilla, S.A. (2003). Cultural socialization as a source of intrinsic work motivation. Group and Organization Management, 28(2), 188-216.

 

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MOW Patterns

 Claes, R. (1992). Work Meanings Patterns in Flanders from 1982 to 1990. In: The International Society for the Study of Work and Organizational Values (ISSWOV) (Ed.). Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Work and Organizational Values, Czechia, Karlovy Vary, 91-100.

 Claes, R. & Ruiz Quintanilla, S.A. (1993). Work Meaning Patterns in Early Career. European Work and Organizational Psychologist, 3, 4 , 311-323.

 Claes, R. & Ruiz Quintanilla, S.A. (1994). Work Meaning Patterns in Early Career. In: J.M. Peiro, F. Prieto, J.L. Melia & O. Luque (Eds.). Work and Organizational Psychology: European Contributions of the Nineties. Hove (UK): Erlbaum (UK) Taylor & Francis, 111-123.

 England, G.W. (1986). National Work Meanings and Patterns. European Management Journal, 4, No 3, 176-184.

 England, G.W. (1987). Comparative Patterns of Work Values Among Clerical Employees in Oklahoma, the USA and Other Nations. Oklahoma Business Bulletin, 55, No 12, 17-21.

 England, G.W. (1988). Potential Constraints Upon Management Action as a Function of National Working Meaning and patterns - Germany, Japan and the USA. In: G. Dlugos, W. Dorow & K. Weiermair (Eds). Management under Differing Labour Market and Employment Systems. Berlin/New York : Walter De Gruyter, 455-468.

 England, G.W. & Ruiz Quitanilla, S.A. (1989). The Meaning of Working: Major Work Meaning Patterns in the National Labor Forces of Germany, Japan and the USA. In: B. Prasad (Ed.). Advances in International Comparative Management. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, 77-94.

 England, G.W. & Ruiz Quintanilla, S.A. (1989). Effects on Work Meaning Patterns in Six Countries. In: B.J. Fallon, H.P. Pfister, J. Brebner (Eds.). Advances in Industrial Organizational Psychology. Amsterdam: North-Holland, 177-187.

 England, G.W. (1990). The Patterning of Work Meanings are Coterminous with Work Outcome Levels for Individuals in Japan, Germany and the USA. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 39, No. 1, 29-45.

 England, G.W. (1990). The Patterning of Work Meanings that are Coterminous with Work Outcome Levels for Individuals and Organizations in Japan, West Germany and the United States. In: K. Weiermair & M. Perlman (Eds.). Studies in Economic Rationality. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, 165-180.

 Harpaz, I. (1985). The Meaning of Working Profiles of Various Occupational Groups. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 26, 25-40.

 Ruiz Quintanilla, S.A. (1990). Major Work Meaning Patterns. Toward a Holistic Picture. In:U. Kleinbeck, H. Thierry, H. Häcker & H.H. Quast (Eds.). Work Motivation. Hillsdale NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, 257-272.

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MOW of Specific Target Group(s)

 Baker, N.A., Jacobs, K., & Tickle-Degnen, L. (2003). A methodology for developing evidence about meaning in occupation: Exploring the meaning of working. OTJR. Occupation, Participation and Health, 23(2), 57-66.  

Baker, N.A., Jacobs, K., & Tickle-Degnen, L. (2003). The association between the meaning of working and musculoskeletal discomfort. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 31(4), 235-247.

Claes, R. (1982). Onderzoek naar de waarde en de betekenis die de zelfstandigen hechten aan werken (The Meaning of Working of Self-Employed). Informatieblad. Economisch en Sociaal Instituut voor de Middenstand, 34 , 11, 7/3-7/15 (original in Dutch).

 Claes, R. (1982). Enquête sur la valeur et l’importance que les indépendents attachent au travail (The Meaning of Working of Self-Employed). Informations. Mensuel de l’Institut Economique et Social des Classes Moyennes, 34, 11, 7/3-7/15 (original in French).

 Claes, R. & Lybaert, P. (1982). Waarde en betekenis van werken voor werklozen (The Meaning of Working of Unemployed). Tijdschrift voor Sociale Wetenschappen, 4, 378-388 (original in Dutch).

 Claes, R. & Ruiz Quintanilla, S.A. (1994). Initial career and Work Meanings in Seven European Countries. The Career Development Quarterly, 42, 4, 337-352.

 Coetsier, P. & Claes, R. (1983). Managerial Leadership in Belgium. MOW and Leaders’ Motivation. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Meaning of Working Life, November 7-9, Osaka, Japan, 165-194.

 Coetsier, P. & Claes, R. (1986). De betekenis van werken bij managers (The Meaning of Working of Managers). In: R. Baekelmans & L. Verhofstadt-Denève (Eds.). Ontwikkeling, Persoonlijkheid en Milieu. Leuven: Acco, 270-278 (original in Dutch).

 Coetsier, P. & Claes, R. (1990). Work Motivation of Youngsters entering the Labor Market. In: U. Kleinbeck, H. Thierry, H. Häcker & H.H. Quast (Eds.). Work Motivation. Hillsdale NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, 231-245.

 Harpaz, I., Depolo, M., Claes, R. & Ruiz Quintanilla, S.A. (1992). The Meaning of Work of Career Starters. Revue Internationale de Psychologie Sociale - International Review of Social Psychology, 5, No. 1, 81-104.

 Ruiz Quintanilla, S.A. (1989). Los valores que la Juventud ascocia al trabajo. Resultados en la Comparicion de ocho Naciones (The Values that Youngsters attach to Working. Comparative Results from Eight Countries). In: J. M. Torregrosa, J. Bergere Dezaphi & J. L. Alvaro Estramiana (Eds.). Juventud, Trabajo y Desempleo: Un Analysis Psicosociologico. Madrid: Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social, 261-286.

Harpaz, I. Cross-national comparison of religious conviction and the meaning of work. Cross Cultural Research: The Journal of Comparative Social Science , 32(2), 143-170.

Garcia-Marti, I. et al. El significado del trabajo en personas con patron de conducta tipo A (The meaning of work in persons with Type A behavior patterns). Psicothema, 11(2), 357-366.

Claes, R. Meaning of atypical working: The case of potential telehomeworkers (La signification du travail atypique: le cas des télétravailleurs à domicile potentiels). European Review of Applied Psychology - Revue Européene de Psychologie Appliquée, 50(1), 27-36.

Baele, A., Claes, R., De Waele, F., & Pringels, A. (2002). Een mens werkt niet voor geld alléén: Psychologische betekenis van vrijwilligerswerk in Oost-Vlaanderen (Working is more than earning money: Psychological meaning of voluntary work in East-Flanders). In: P. Vlerick, F. Lievens, and R. Claes (Eds.). Mens en Organisatie. Liber Amicorum Pol Coetsier.  (pp. 149-164). Gent, Belgium: Academia Press.)

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MOW of Specific Country

 Antoncic, V. (1987). The Meaning of Work. Sociologija, 29 , 1-2, Jan-June, 77-112 (Slovenia).

 Drenth, P.J.D., Kooij, R.N. van der & Luijk, F. van (1983). The Meaning of Working: Results of a Survey on a National Sample and Ten Specific Target Groups in the Netherlands - A Source Book. Amsterdam: Free University Press.

 Harpaz, I. (1983). The Meaning of Work in Israel. Haifa: University of Haifa.

 Harpaz, I. (1990). The Meaning of Work in Israel: Its Nature and Consequences. New York: Praeger.

 Misumi, J. (1990). The Japanese Meaning of Work and Small Group Activities in Japanese Industrial Organizations. International Journal of Psychology, 25, 819-832.

 Núñez Rodríguez, J.A., Díaz Vilela, L., Lorenzo Leal, J.J., Rodríguez Hernández, L. & Chams El Dim Delgado, A. (1995). El significado del trabajo para la población de Tenerife (The Meaning of Working for the Population of Tenerife). Tenerife, La Laguna: Nueva Grafica S.A.L.

 Ruiz Quintanilla, S.A. (1984). Bedeutung des Arbeitens (The Meaning of Working). Berlin: Eigenverlag (original in German).

 Ruiz Quintanilla, S.A. (1992). Attitudes Toward Work and the Market Economy in Poland. ILR/Cornell University. Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies, Working Paper 92-24.

Ruiz Quintanilla, S.A. (1992). Attitudes Toward Work and the Market Economy in Hungary. ILR/Cornell University. Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies, Working Paper 92-25.

Ruiz Quintanilla, S.A. (1992). Attitudes Toward Work and the Market Economy in Bulgaria. ILR/Cornell University. Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies, Working Paper 92-36.

Ruiz Quintanilla, S.A. (1992). Attitudes Toward Work and the Market Economy in the Czech & Slovak Republics. ILR/Cornell University. Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies, Working Paper 92-37.

Ruiz Quintanilla, S.A. & Slejska, D. (1992). Work Values and Meanings in Czechoslovakia. In: The International Society for the Study of Work and Organizational Values (ISSWOV) (Ed.). Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Work and Organizational Values, Czechia, Karlovy Vary, 116.

Wilpert, B. & Ruiz Quintanilla, S.A. (1987). I valori in relazione al lavora: il significato del lavora (SDL) per le forza di lavora nella Republica Federale Tedesca. (Work-related Values: the Significance of Working for the Labor Force of the Republica Federale Tedesca). Studi di Sociologia, 25 , 197-207 (original in Italian).

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Cross-National Comparison on MOW

Claes, R. Coetsier, P., Ruiz Quintanilla, S.A., Wilpert, B., Andriessen , E. & Drenth, P.J.D. (196-84). Meaning of Working: A Comparison between Flanders, Germany and the Netherlands. In: A. M. Koopman & R.A. Roe (Eds.). Work and Organizational Psychology - European Perspectives. Lisse: Swets & Zeitlinger, 57-76.

England, G.W. (1983). The Meaning of Working Life in Japan and the USA. Proceedings of the Japan-USA Symposium on Meaning of Working Life, November 2-3, Osaka, Japan, 83-112.

England, G.W. (1988). The Variety of Work Meanings - USA, Germany and Japan. In: V. de Keyser, T. Qvale, B. Wilpert & S. A. Ruiz Quintanilla (Eds.). The Meaning of Work and Technological Options. Chichester, England: John Wiley & Sons, 37-44.

England, G.W. & Whitely, W.T. (1990). Cross-National Meanings of Working. In: A. Brief & W. Nord (Eds.). Meanings of Occupational Work. Lexington: Lextington Books, 65-106.

Harpaz, I., & Fu, X. (1997). Work centrality in Germany, Israel, Japan, and the US. Cross Cultural Research, 31, 171-200.

Harpaz, I. (1998). Cross-national comparison of religious conviction and the Meaning of Work. Cross Cultural Research, 32, 143-190.

Harpaz, I., Honig, B., & Coetsier, P. (2003). A cross-cultural longitudinal analysis of the Meaning of Work and the socialization process of career starters. Journal of World Business, 37(4), 230-244.

Ruiz Quintanilla, S.A. (1992). Attitudes Towards Work and the Market Economy in Central and Eastern Europe. In: The International Society for the Study of Work and Organizational Values (ISSWOV) (Ed.). Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Work and Organizational Values, Czechia, Karlovy Vary, 115.

Wilpert, B. & Maimer, H. (1993). Culture or Society? A Research Report on Work-Related Values in the Two Germanies. Social Science Information - Information sur les Sciences Sociales, 32, 2, June, 259-278.

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MOW and New Technology

de Keyser, V., Qvale, T., Wilpert, B. & Ruiz Quintanilla, S.A. (Eds.) (1988). The Meaning of Work and Technological Options. Chichester, England: John Wiley & Sons.

Ruiz Quintanilla, S.A. (1987). El valor del trabajo y las nuevas technologias (The Value of Working and New Technologies). In: J. M. Peiro & D. Moret (Eds.). Socializacion laboral y desempleo juvenil: la transicion de la escuela al trabajo. Valencia: Nau Libres, 81-100 (original in Spanish).

Ruiz Quintanilla, S.A. (1988). Work Values and New Technologies. In: V. de Keyser, T. Qvale, B. Wilpert & S. A. Ruiz Quintanilla (Eds.). The Meaning of Work and Technological Options. Chichester, England: John Wiley & Sons, 45-57.

Ruiz Quintanilla, S.A. & Wilpert, B. (1990). Values and Future Perspectives of Young Employees: Aspects with Regard to Technology. Irish Journal of Psychology,11, 140-156.

Wilpert, B. & Ruiz Quintanilla, S.A. (1985). Technikrelevante Aspekte in Werthaltungen und Zukunftsorientierungen junger Arbeitnehmer (Technological Aspects of Value and Future Orientations of Young Workers). Mitteilungen aus der Arbeitsmarkt - und Berufsforschung, 18, 217-224 (original in German).

Wilpert, B. (1988). Meaning of Working in the Context of New Information Technologies. In: V. de Keyser, T. Qvale, B. Wilpert & S.A. Ruiz Quintanilla (Eds.). The Meaning of Work and Technological Options. Chichester, England: John Wiley & Sons, 29-36.

Wilpert, B. (1988). Surveyforschung zu Wertewandel und Technikakzeptanz - Anmerkungen und Anfragen (Survey Research on Values and the Acceptance of Technology). in: D. Jaufmann & E. Kistler (Eds.). Sind die Deutschen technikfeindlich? Opladen: Leske & Budrich, 159-165.

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MOW and Hierarchical Position

Basini, S. & Hurley, J. (1994). Hierarchy and the Meaning of Working. European Work and Organizational Psychologist, 4, 1, 51-64.

Coetsier, P. & Whitely, W.T. (1995). The Relationship between Occupationa/Supervisory Hierarchical Position and the Meaning of Working: A Six Country Comparison. Psychologica Belgica, 35, 1, 1-40.

Harpaz, I., & Fu, X. (1993). The Meaning of Work at various organizational levels. International Journal of Commerce and Management, 3, 31-52.

Lundberg, C.D. & Peterson, M.F. (1994). The Meaning of Working in U.S. and Japanese Local Governments at Three Hierarchical Levels. Human Relations, 47, 12, Dec, 1459-1487.

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Stability and Change of MOW

Claes, R. (1993). Work Meanings in Flanders: Stability and Change. Rapporten van de Vakgroep Personeelsbeleid, Arbeids- & Organisatiepsychologie, Universiteit Gent, No. 6.

Claes, R. & Ruiz Quintanilla, S.A. (1994). The Development of Work Meanings During the Work Socialisation of Youth. Tilburg, WORC Paper 94.11.043/6.

England, G.W. (1991). The Meaning of Working in the USA: Recent Changes. In: S. A. Ruiz Quintanilla (Guest-Editor). Work centrality and Related Work Meanings. Special Issue of the European Work and Organizational Psychologist, 2/3, 111-124, Hove (UK): Lawrence Erlbaum.

England, G.W.(1992). The Stability of Work Meanings in the USA. In: The International Society for the Study of Work and Organizational Values (ISSWOV) (Ed.). Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Work and Organizational Values, Czechia, Karlovy Vary, 83-90.

England, G.W. & Ruiz Quintanilla, S.A. (1994). Work Meanings: Their Structure and Stability. Tilburg, WORC Paper 94.11.046/6.

Fraccaroli, F. (1994). Stabilité et changement des significations du travail. Une recherche longitudinale sur la transitionécole-emploi (Stability and Change in the Meaning of Working: A Longitudinal Study on the Transition from School to Work). Travail Humain, 57, 2, 145-162 (original in French).

Ruiz Quintanilla, S.A. & Wilpert, B. (1991). Are Work Meanings Changing? In: S.A. Ruiz Quintanilla (Guest-Editor). Work centrality and Related Work Meanings. Special Issue of the European Work and Organizational Psychologist, 2/3, 91-109, Hove (UK): Lawrence Erlbaum.

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Work Ethic

Heller, F. (1988). The Dissappearing Work Ethic. University of Wales Review, Business and Economics, No 3, 11-18.

Heller, F. (1991). Reassessing the Work Ethic: A New Look at Work and Other Activities. In: S. A. Ruiz Quintanilla (Guest-Editor). Work centrality and Related Work Meanings. Special Issue of the European Work and Organizational Psychologist, 2/3, 147-160, Hove (UK): Lawrence Erlbaum.

Ruiz Quintanilla, S.A. & Heller, F. (1996). Work Ethic. In: M. Warner (Ed.). International Encyclopedia of Business and Management. London: Routledge, 5076-81.

Wilpert, B. (1989). Menschenbild, Einstellungen, Normen und Werte (Image of Mankind, Orientations, Norms and Values). In: E. Roth (Ed.). Organisationspsychologie, Enzyklopädie der Psychologie. Göttingen: Hogrefe, 155-185.

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MOW and the Future

Claes, R. (1995). Betekenis en waarde van werken (Meaning and Value of Working). Brussel: Koning Boudewijnstichting (original in Dutch).

Ruiz Quintanilla, S.A. (1992). Importance of Work, Attitudes about Future Work Skills, Perceived Usefulness of Skills in the Future, Perceived Respsonsibility for Improving Job Performance. In: The National Education Goals Report 1992, exhibits: 9,10, 95, 96. Washington.

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Discussant Papers on MOW

Kanungo, R.N., Fineman, S., Triandis, H.C. & Brief, A. (1991). Discussant Section. In: S.A. Ruiz Quintanilla (Guest-Editor). Work centrality and Related Work Meanings. Special Issue of the European Work and Organizational Psychologist, 2/3, 161-181, Hove (UK): Lawrence Erlbaum.

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