Geren, Brenda2019-09-252019-09-252011-02-2520111941-5087http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/176482Specific concerns for this discussion are: (a) What is meant by “work ethic”?; (b) what are its origins?; (c) is work ethic a measurable construct?; (d) if measurable, what is to be measured?; (e) how are the results interpreted?; and (f) is work ethic a universal concept? Both theoretical and empirical analyses are analyzed through Weber’s Protestant work ethic theory.engWith permission of the license/copyright holderwork ethicsprofessional ethicsProtestant ethicEconomic ethicsLabour/professional ethicsArticle