Caught in the Cultural Preference Net: Three Generations of Employment Choices in Six Capitalist Democracies

How big of a role have national cultures—the collection of values, beliefs, attitudes and preferences—played in the formation of social and economic identities? If substantial, can these identities impact work related attitudes and impact personal decision as specific as the preferred type of job or even the choice of seeking employment at all? At a time when Millennials and Generation Z'ers are facing prodigious employment challenges, it is more timely than ever to examine the ways culture...