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Work Attitudes in the United States

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Work Attitudes in the United States

Job satisfaction and organizational commitment are common determinants of work

attitudes across nations. Firstly, China and the US count among the largest economies in the

world yet they embrace different business practices that instigate dissimilar beliefs and feeling

regarding occupations. For instance, the Chinese are proud of a collective identity system

whereas Americans opt for individualism (Li et al., 2018). Thus, workers in China can counter

any pressure at the workplace excellently under collectivism whereas their counterparts in the

US prefer individual success at all costs. The zeal for success in the two countries differs from

Australia where people do not take work seriously as a team or personally (Dhuri, 2019).

Notably, Australians deal with issues at the workplace without any drama or tender care that one

finds in the US. The three countries are productive because the working conditions encourage

commitment while working even though they depict different work attitudes.

The differences in work attitudes result from the distinct economic and social traditions

of each country. The US is satisfied working under individualism because their founders

championed the practice of any religion of choice and encouraged pursuing personal goals before

societal objectives. In contrast, the Chinese are committed to facing any success or challenge at

the workplace as a team to promote personal sacrifice towards the welfare of the whole

community. My work attitudes align with the American method due to my belief that personal

accountability while working aggregates to a positive work environment that promotes desirable

work attitudes. I do not encourage commitment and satisfaction in China and Australia because

the countries fail to hold people accountable for their actions at the workplace. I would rather

work in the US where everyone minds their business leading to national development.
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References

Dhuri, V. (2019). Australian workplace culture. Eightfold.

https://www.eightfold.edu.au/blogs/australian-workplace-culture

Li, J. B., T. Vazsonyi, A., & Dou, K. (2018). Is individualism-collectivism associated with self-

control? Evidence from Chinese and US samples. PloS One, 13(12), e0208541.

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208541