Cross-cultural variations in climate for autonomy, stress and organizational productivity relationships: A comparison of Chinese and UK manufacturing organizations
Cross-cultural researchers have questioned the extent to which European–American management practices can be transported to major markets in Asia, such as the People's Republic of China. Applying employee involvement theory, we examined the relationships between climate for autonomy, work demands climate, employee stress and organizational productivity in a cross-national study of 51 UK and 104 Chinese manufacturing organizations. We predicted and found that climate for autonomy was positively and negatively related to stress in the Chinese and UK contexts, respectively. The interaction of climate for autonomy and work demands climate was significant: climate for autonomy was positively related to organizational productivity only when work demands climate was low. Journal of International Business Studies (2008) 39, 1343–1358. doi:10.1057/jibs.2008.50
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2008
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Authors: | Hirst, Giles ; Budhwar, Pawan ; Cooper, Brian K ; West, Michael ; Long, Chen ; Chongyuan, Xu ; Shipton, Helen |
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Journal of International Business Studies. - Palgrave Macmillan, ISSN 0047-2506. - Vol. 39.2008, 8, p. 1343-1358
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Palgrave Macmillan |
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