Wandel schweizerischer Arbeitswerte

Work has traditionally held a high value in Switzerland. However, how has the work ethic of this exemplary performance and innovation location changed in recent decades? What structural transformation aspects are reflected in these changes? Ernest Albert explores this question through detailed empirical analyses applied to a wide range of value and value-approach constructs. On a theoretical level, he recommends explaining the change in values in a more cybernetic-functionalistic manner rather than solely through linear modernization theory or cultural pessimism, thereby making it more understandable as an interplay of natural regulatory processes.