Differences In Work-Related Values Between The Mexican-American And Anglo-American Accounting Professionals

Abstract

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-align: justify; margin: 0in 37.2pt 0pt 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">This study examines differences in job satisfaction work-related values between the Mexican-American and Anglo-American Accounting Professionals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Survey instruments were sent to accounting alumnae of two universities: (1) a primarily Mexican-American university and (2) a primarily Anglo-American university.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Factor analysis and logistic regression were performed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>When analyzing between groups, the findings indicated that while Mexican-American respondents are less satisfied with compensation, benefits and supervisors, they have greater overall job satisfaction than the Anglo-American respondents<span style="color: maroon;">.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>These results are also statistically significant when the two groups are compared by gender and age.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>However, within group the results indicated that Anglo-Americans females are more satisfied with benefits and coworkers than their male counterparts; whereas there is no significant difference within the Mexican-American group by gender.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>One explanation is that the Mexican-Culture includes values such as loyalty to one’s employer and appreciation for job longevity, whereas Anglo-American has a greater appreciation for job mobility. </span></span></p>