... along with others. Items were rated by the respondents’ immediate supervisors using a six-point scale that ranged from 1 (poor) to 6 (excellent). The Cronbach’s α was 0.76. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Stress Confucianism Work family issues Job attitudes...

...Jeffrey Braithwaite; Mary T. Westbrook; Nadine A. Mallock Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate in an Anglo and a Confucian‐Asian nation how pressure is exerted on middle managers by their subordinate staff, and the managerial activities affected. Design/methodology/approach...

..., particularly, by Confucianism) has always held man′s nature to be intrinsically good. Confucian ideology has been gradually absorbed into business management, and various well‐known features of Japanese management such as emphasis on personal relations, informal superior‐subordinate ties, consensus oriented...