Confucianism and work ethic: introducing the ReVaMB model

C. Baumann; H. Winzar

doi:10.1016/B978-0-08-100690-0.00003-8

Confucianism and work ethic: introducing the ReVaMB model

C. Baumann^*, H. Winzar

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Abstract

We explore the relationship between Confucian values and the “Western” concept of Work Ethic, and introduce our ReVaMB model, Relative Values and Moderated Behavior, as a framework for study. We draw from established models of the link between beliefs and behavior, and argue that current measures of values and beliefs in isolation (normative measures) are insufficient to understand choices of alternative behaviors. But it is the relative importance of potentially competing values (ipsative measures), within the context of particular situations, that affect behavior. We demonstrate the ReVaMB model as a template for understanding Confucian values and work ethic, and conclude with examples of how existing measures of different values and behavioral constructs can be turned into relative measures.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The political economy of business ethics in East Asia
Subtitle of host publication	a historical and comparative perspective
Editors	Ingyu Oh, Gil Sung Park
Place of Publication	Cambridge, MA
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	33-60
Number of pages	28
ISBN (Electronic)	9780081006955
ISBN (Print)	9780081006900
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-100690-0.00003-8
Publication status	Published - 2017

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Name	Elsevier Asian studies series

Keywords

values
work ethic
Confucianism
moderators
ipsative measuree
normative measure

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Confucianism and work ethic: introducing the ReVaMB model. / Baumann, C.; Winzar, H.
The political economy of business ethics in East Asia: a historical and comparative perspective. ed. / Ingyu Oh; Gil Sung Park. Cambridge, MA: Elsevier, 2017. p. 33-60 (Elsevier Asian studies series).

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