TY - JOUR
T1 - Individualism-collectivism and business context as predictors of behaviors in cross-national work settings : incidence and outcomes
AU - SMITH, Peter B.
AU - TORRES, Claudio V.
AU - HECKER, Julia
AU - CHUA, Chei Hwee
AU - CHUDZIKOVA, Alena
AU - DEGIRMENCIOGLU, Serdar
AU - DONOSO-MALUF, Francisco
AU - CHEN, Yifeng, Nancy
AU - HARB, Charles
AU - JACKSON, Brad
AU - MALVEZZI, Sigmar
AU - MOGAJI, Andrew
AU - CARLOS PASTOR, Juan
AU - PEREZ-FLORIANO, Lorena
AU - SRIVASTAVA, B.N.
AU - STAHL, Gunter
AU - THOMASON, Stephanie
AU - YANCHUK, Vladimir
PY - 2011/1/1
Y1 - 2011/1/1
N2 - Brief descriptions of cross-national problem events by 1349 organizational employees from many nations were content analyzed. Contrasts between individualistic and collectivistic behaviors were much more strongly predicted by variations in business context (e.g., language spoken and hierarchical relations between the parties involved) than by a measure of nation-level in-group collectivism practices. Respondents from individualist nations emphasized performance goals and task focus, whereas those from collectivist nations emphasized personal aspects of work relations more strongly. Task-focused behavioral responses to problems were uniformly associated with positive outcome, whereas the outcome of emotional responses interacted significantly with individualism-collectivism practices. The results are interpreted in terms of collectivists' greater attention to context.
AB - Brief descriptions of cross-national problem events by 1349 organizational employees from many nations were content analyzed. Contrasts between individualistic and collectivistic behaviors were much more strongly predicted by variations in business context (e.g., language spoken and hierarchical relations between the parties involved) than by a measure of nation-level in-group collectivism practices. Respondents from individualist nations emphasized performance goals and task focus, whereas those from collectivist nations emphasized personal aspects of work relations more strongly. Task-focused behavioral responses to problems were uniformly associated with positive outcome, whereas the outcome of emotional responses interacted significantly with individualism-collectivism practices. The results are interpreted in terms of collectivists' greater attention to context.
KW - Cross-cultural skills
KW - Individualism-collectivism
KW - Work interactions
UR - http://commons.ln.edu.hk/sw_master/2581
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79959619517&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2011.02.001
DO - 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2011.02.001
M3 - Journal Article (refereed)
SN - 0147-1767
VL - 35
SP - 440
EP - 451
JO - International Journal of Intercultural Relations
JF - International Journal of Intercultural Relations
IS - 4
ER -