Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
5-31-1991
Degree Name
Master of Science in Management - (M.S.)
Department
School of Industrial Management
First Advisor
Naomi G. Rotter
Second Advisor
Aaron R. Pulhamus
Abstract
This study focuses on a comparison of US and Taiwan students' attitudes towards public and private organizations. To identify the differences between two samples, 60 US students and 65 Taiwan students completed a questionnaire on 40 job attributes. Mixed design ANOVA revealed significant differences between the two samples.
Overall, students from the US had more positive attitudes than students from Taiwan. For both groups, attitudes were more positive for private-sector organizations than for public-sector organizations. And both groups believed that organizations fared better on extrinsic attributes than on intrinsic ones. However, significant interactions indicated that attitudes are complex and varied for the type of organization and attributes being judged.
Recommended Citation
Liao, Hui-Yuan, "Attitudes and job images of the public and private sectors : a comparison of college students in the United States and Taiwan" (1991). Theses. 2547.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/theses/2547
