The Protestant Work Ethic

Furnham, A. (1990). The Protestant Work Ethic: The Psychology of Work-Related Beliefs and Behaviours. New York: Routledge.

Psychologists have long been active in investigating concepts integral to the Protestant work ethic–the topic is a central one in such areas as occupational, industrial, and social psychology. Here, for the first time, is a comprehensive and explicitly psychological account. (From back cover of the book)