Reference no: EM133174665
Case: On October 9th 2007, Harris Interactive found that in the United States (32%) and Spain (28%) the most important aspect of one's job was their salary.
While salary was found to be important elsewhere in Europe, Great Britain (33%), France (30%), Italy (29%), and Germany (25%); Europeans found the interesting nature of their jobs more important: Great Britain (36%), France (44%), Italy (37%), and Germany (44%). Whereas, in the United States (28%) and Spain (25%), lower percentages of people found the interesting nature of their job to be the most important.
The study also asked the international participants to what degree they liked their current Bosses. In the United States (65%), Great Britain (56%), and France (52%), the majority of individuals polled liked their bosses.
However, in Italy (48%), Spain (34%), and Germany (47%), the majority of individuals polled did not like their bosses.
Question 1. Why do you think individuals in the United States and Spain consider salary more important than the interesting nature of their job?
Question 2. Why do you think individuals in Great Britain, France, Italy, and Germany find the interesting nature of their job more important than their salary?
Question 3. Does it surprise you that individuals in the United States are considerably more satisfied with their bosses than the other countries polled?