The achieving society

McClelland, David C.

The achieving society

D. Van Nostrand • Princeton, NJ • Published In 1961 • Pages: ??•

By McClelland, David C.

Hypothesis

". . . A significant relationship exists between n Achievement level in folk tales and presence or absence of full-time entrepreneurial activity in the culture" (67)

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Chi square	Supported	p<.05	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Achievement	`UNKNOWN`	Personality Traits, Literary Texts, Texts Translated Into The Author's Language
Entrepreneurial Activity	`UNKNOWN`	Individual Enterprise

Related Hypotheses

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Bacon, Margaret K.	1965	"Pressures toward achievement and self-reliance would be associated with frequent drunkenness" (38)	Supported	8	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Bacon, Margaret K.	1965	"Pressures toward achievement and self reliance are . . . [negatively related] with ceremonial drinking" (41)	Supported	8	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Rohner, Ronald P.	1975	"…rejected children are more achievement-oriented than accepted children [but this relationship between achievement and parental aceptance-rjection breaks down in adulthood]" (Rohner 1975: 102, 104)	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Allen, Martin G.	1972	". . . childhood achievement is negatively correlated with crime" (266)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Swanson, Guy E.	1971	"There is . . . a relationship [between constitutional systems] and scores on need achievement" (607)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author

The achieving society

D. Van Nostrand • Princeton, NJ • Published In 1961 • Pages: ??• Cite

By McClelland, David C.

Hypothesis

Test

Variables

Related Hypotheses

D. Van Nostrand • Princeton, NJ • Published In 1961 • Pages: ??•