Career motives according to degree of religiosity among Jewish students in Israel. Issue 2 (14th March 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sharabi, Moshe; Polin, Brian A
• Is Part Of: Journal of management, spirituality & religion. Volume 17:Issue 2(2020)
• Page Start: 139
• Page End: 158
• Publication Date: 2020-03-14
• Subjects: Career motives -- work values -- religiosity degree -- ultra-orthodox -- Jews -- Israel; Religion in the workplace -- Periodicals; Management -- Religious aspects -- Periodicals; Employees -- Religious life -- Periodicals; Business -- Religious aspects -- Periodicals; 201.7
• DOI: 10.1080/14766086.2019.1652201
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1476-6086

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Members of Israel's Jewish population self-identify along religious lines as ultra-orthodox, religious, traditional, or secular. Adherents of each group maintain different lifestyles and different social, political and economic values. This unique study attempts to reveal the differing intra-state career motives among these sub-groups. The global research project GUESSS (Global University Entrepreneurial Students' Spirit Survey) included 995 Israeli students, who were asked about their career motives. The findings reveal that there is a very high similarity between ultra-orthodox and religious on one hand and between traditional and secular on the other hand, regarding career motives. Ultra-orthodox and religious had a significantly lower motive for autonomy and control, for a stimulating job and for realizing dreams and creativity than traditional and secular. Gender and age do not affect the motives, while military service and family status have a significant effect on the motive for autonomy and control.