ArticleAuthors: Eun-Jeong Han; Jeanne S. McPherson (2009)
This article summarizes a case-study analysis of work values among four types of South Koreans: a traditional South Korean, three young-adult South Koreans, a white South Korean-American, and a black South Korean-American, all of whom worked at a South Korean-owned small business. Data for this qualitative study were drawn from an exploratory survey, 50 hours of participant observa-tion, a focus group interview, and two in-depth interviews. The findings challenge cultural concepts about South Koreans, offering a postmodern perspective to explain the differences and similarities among co-ethnic workers. This study underscores a need for further research on evolving work values among So... 
