... analyses. Findings The study's findings indicate that MNCs' local employees from collectivistic cultures adopt Berry's integration acculturation strategy and acculturate their ethics-related values – collectivism, ethical relativism, collective responsibility preference and executive pay...

... and collectivism endorse questionable negotiation tactics significantly more than negotiators who score high on horizontal individualism and collectivism. Originality/value The authors empirically demonstrate how national-, societal- and individual-level cultures differentially influence negotiators' tendency...

... variables constant. Lastly, partial least squares structural equation modeling was used to examine the mediating role of societal levels of trust. Findings Bivariate correlations showed that collectivism, familism, uncertainty avoidance, and power distance are positive correlates of both favoritism...

.... Findings On the basis of yin-yang dialectics on cultural differences, a communitarianism model is proposed for cross-cultural researchers to balance and integrate individualism and collectivism, a well-established East-West cultural difference. Originality/value The theoretical model...

... preferences of the respondent. The seven behavioral categories include: 1. goals; 2. center of power and authority; 3. how decisions are made; 4. use of time; 5. role identity; 6. reward; and 7. person to person interaction. 1. Individualism/Collectivism; 2...

... for this year’s Highly Commended Award This article originally appeared in Volume 17 Number 3, 2010, pp. 283-98, of Cross Cultural Management, Editor: Professor Simon L Dolan www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/13527601011068379 Keywords: China, Collectivism, Confucianism, Employee attitudes...

... values of young executives in different countries are converging to a common global business culture. It also aims to argue that the individualism‐collectivism value dimension by itself does not capture the differences between the Chinese and American sample members. The vertical‐horizontal dimension...

...‐national companies operating in Eastern settings would be well‐advised to take cultural aspects such as collectivism into consideration. Originality/value The study provides insights into Eastern experiences of WIF and FIW compared with Western experiences. The study expands previous studies...

...Ian O. Williamson; Meredith F. Burnett; Kathryn M. Bartol Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop an interactionist framework for examining how the cultural dimension of collectivism interacts with workplace attributes to influence organizational commitment. Design/methodology/approach...

... for personal goals and immediate family (Hofstede, 2001). The independent values subsequently manifest loosely connected behavioural patterns between individuals and groups. Collectivism, on the other hand, refers to societies in which a “WE” consciousness is emphasised through interdependent values...

...Abbas J. Ali; Monle Lee; Yi‐Ching Hsieh; Krish Krishnan Individualism collectivism measures, along with decision styles, are examined in Taiwan. About 600 questionnaires were distributed directly to employees with managerial positions in private, public, and mixed enter prises in the capital...

...Paul A. Fadil; Robert J. Williams; Wanthanee Limpaphayom; Cindi Smatt Conceptually examines the effect of individualism/collectivism on the tenets of equity theory. It is the view of the authors that the equality principle of reward allocation in collectivistic cultures is not a separate method...

...Nelson Oly Ndubisi The current work demonstrates how relationship marketing (RM) application in cultures of low power distance, collectivism, femininity, high uncertainty avoidance, and long‐term orientation, can bring about customer’s repeat purchase, customer retention and sustained loyalty via...