Comparative Analysis of the Factors Affecting Work Culture in Iran and in Four Asian Countries

The primary aim of the present study is to examine and compare work culture in Iran from different aspects. The main question in this investigation is to find factors which have caused a downward trend in work culture in Iran. Using global statistics (from WVS), the effect of factors such as the individual, family, population, religion, occupation and social capital on the work culture of the countries of Iran, Japan, China, Malaysia and Turkey have been studied. The sample population of each country included an urban and rural, male and female population which were chosen through probability sampling. The factors affecting the dependent variable has been tested through different methods, including, factor analysis of the dependent variable, examination of the effect of the sub-indices of independent variables using linear and logistic regression, measuring the relationship between the five independent variables (population, individual, religion, social capital and type of occupation) and work culture, and path analysis of the variables. From the variables influencing work culture, creativity has had the most effect in all countries. The findings show that compared to that of the other four countries, Iran’s work culture is severely low