3. Abstract
According to recent studies (Brown, 2016; United States Country Review, 2013; Times,
2013), Nordic countries consistently enjoy greater levels of life satisfaction than other
countries throughout the world.. Additionally, a growing body of research has shown that
shifting global labor management practices have a large influence on changing worker
attitudes and values. More specifically, various intrinsic and extrinsic motivators in the
workplace environment have been shown to improve both worker job satisfaction, as
well as their global life satisfaction (Jacobsen et al., 2014; Eskildsen et al., 2004). This
research utilizes comparative data from multiple waves of the World Value Survey to explore
and examine the possible reason for these country differences and to parse out the many
variables that contribute to varying job satisfaction and life satisfaction levels across
nations, with a specific comparative focus on Sweden, Belarus, and the United States.
5. Methodology and Limitations
(How we went about this)
● Use of the data found in the World Values Survey and related articles by field
anthropologists and experts.
● There were lots of information on Denmark because of how successful they
have been as a culture, though they do not have recent data on the WVS.
● We used data from countries with similar cultural climates in the same region,
like Sweden.
