Specific 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.