I think the conclusion I have drawn is not that work is inherently bad or that it is wrong to be proud of one’s persistence, ...

A strong belief in the Protestant Work Ethic might underpin the decision-making of many people choosing "natural" approaches to health care, new research suggests. Academics say their paper ...

An analysis of the data shows that the effects derive from an intrinsic appreciation of work among Protestants and in Protestant societies, the researchers say. Explore HBR HBR Store About HBR ...

Why did Britain (or England) prosper in the late 1700’s and lead the way in the Industrial Revolution? Was this in part due to the earlier Glorious Revolution when our own ‘King Billy’ defeated the ...

BERLIN—Germany invented the protestant work ethic. Now it is falling out of love with the grind. Germans worked 1,343 hours on average last year, less than anyone else in the OECD, a club of 38 ...

the sociologist Max Weber, attempted to explain in 1905. In his classic work The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, Weber contends that Protestants’… ...

A strong Protestant work ethic coupled with huge working capacity and stupendous knowledge enabled Harnack to adopt an exceptional position in academic life, both in the Kaiser's empire and in the ...