The Gender Differences in Work Ethics Case study at Hypermarket in Surabaya - Indonesia

Abstract

Abstract Work Ethics among the employees is an important issue that needs to be faced by businesses and industries. Cherrington (1980), and Hill (1992) found that female has higher work ethic than male. Wentworth and Chell (1997) also found that female students had higher Protestant Work Ethic (PWE) than male students. The objective of this study is to find out whether there is work ethic difference between male and female. The scales used for work ethics adapted from the Occupational Work Ethic Inventory (OWEI, α = 0.973). The study was limited to a single employment center with different departments, 55 employees have filled and answered the questionnaires. The result shows that there is no work ethic difference between male and female, for the employees who work at one hypermarket in Surabaya (p>0.05). The discussion will explore why there was no work ethic difference between male and female.