The Impact of National Culture on Employees' Attitudes Toward Heavy Work Investment: Comparative Approach Romania vs. Japan

Ion Popa (), Simona Catalina Stefan, Catalina Florentina Albu, stefan Catalin Popa and Cristian Vlad
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Ion Popa: University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania
Simona Catalina Stefan: University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania
Catalina Florentina Albu: University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania
stefan Catalin Popa: University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania
Cristian Vlad: University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania and Nagaoka University of Technology, Nagaoka, Japan

The AMFITEATRU ECONOMIC journal, 2020, vol. 22, issue Special 14, 1014

Abstract: This paper aims to study the heavy work investment’s association with different forms of motivation, as well as the positive or negative effects of this investment on a personal and professional level, in the context of two very different national cultures: Romania and Japan. A questionnaire-based survey involving 822 employees in both Romania and Japan was carried out for data collection. The main results, obtained through structural equation modeling, suggest that intrinsic motivation could lead Romanian and Japanese employees to increase their investment of time and effort in work. On the other hand, the intensity of work will be positively reflected in their job satisfaction and professional performance and will lead to reduction in work-family conflict and turnover intention, while the massive investment of time will have opposite consequences. All these relationships are statistically different for employees in Romania and Japan, thus supporting the moderating effect of national culture. These results could be useful to both employees and managers in Romania and Japan to decide on the time and effort should be invested in work, considering both their positive and negative effects for employee and organization.

Keywords: heavy work investment; motivation; culture; job satisfaction; work performance; Romania; Japan. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D83 I23 J01 J23 J24 J28 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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