Means, standard deviations, and correlations of the study variables by country
| Chinese sample | Australian sample | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | 1 | |||||||
| 1 | HR involvement in strategic decision-making | 3.77 | 0.76 | 3.72 | 0.90 | 0.21* | 0.27* | 0.15 | −0.08 | 0.28* | |
| 2 | CEO support for HRM | 3.93 | 0.66 | 3.71 | 0.84 | 0.37* | 0.45* | 0.01 | −0.05 | 0.08 | |
| 3 | TMT behavioural integration | 3.77 | 0.58 | 3.50 | 0.66 | 0.21* | 0.53* | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.16* | |
| 4 | Organisational size (a) | 3.84 | 1.91 | 3.32 | 0.74 | 0.16 | 0.32* | −0.07 | −0.10 | 0.23* | |
| 5 | Private sector | 0.74 | 0.44 | 0.76 | 0.43 | 0.03 | −0.18 | −0.11 | −0.22* | −0.07 | |
| 6 | Environmental dynamism | 3.65 | 0.56 | 3.72 | 0.90 | 0.38* | 0.14 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.09 | |
| Chinese sample | Australian sample | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | 1 | |||||||
| 1 | HR involvement in strategic decision-making | 3.77 | 0.76 | 3.72 | 0.90 | 0.21 | 0.27 | 0.15 | −0.08 | 0.28 | |
| 2 | CEO support for HRM | 3.93 | 0.66 | 3.71 | 0.84 | 0.37 | 0.45 | 0.01 | −0.05 | 0.08 | |
| 3 | TMT behavioural integration | 3.77 | 0.58 | 3.50 | 0.66 | 0.21 | 0.53 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.16 | |
| 4 | Organisational size (a) | 3.84 | 1.91 | 3.32 | 0.74 | 0.16 | 0.32 | −0.07 | −0.10 | 0.23 | |
| 5 | Private sector | 0.74 | 0.44 | 0.76 | 0.43 | 0.03 | −0.18 | −0.11 | −0.22 | −0.07 | |
| 6 | Environmental dynamism | 3.65 | 0.56 | 3.72 | 0.90 | 0.38 | 0.14 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.09 | |
Notes:
(a) Coded on a seven-point scale from (1) 50 or less to (7) 10,000 or more employees. Chinese sample on the upper diagonal (n = 168); Australian sample on the lower diagonal (n = 102);
p < 0.05