169 research outputs found
Does It Really Work? Re-Assessing the Impact of Pre-Departure Cross-Cultural Training on Expatriate Adjustment
Cultural adjustment is considered to be a prerequisite for expatriate success abroad. One way to enhance adjustment is to provide employees with knowledge and awareness of appropriate norms and behaviors of the host country through cross-cultural training (CCT). This article analyzes the impact of pre-departure CCT on expatriate adjustment and focuses on variations in participation, length and the comprehensiveness of training. Unlike previous research, the study focuses on the effectiveness of pre-departure CCT for non-US employees expatriated to a broad range of host country settings. Employing data from 339 expatriates from 20 German Multinational Corporations (MNCs) the study finds CCT has little if any effect on general, interactional or work setting expatriate adjustment. However, a significant impact of foreign language competence was found for all three dimensions of expatriate adjustment. We used interviews with 20 expatriates to supplement our discussion and provide further implications for practice
Political networking strategy and firm performance: a moderated mediation model
Purpose
By incorporating the resource-based view with the dynamic capability view, this study aims to examine the link between corporate political networking strategy and firm performance in transition economies by focusing on the mediating role of corporate entrepreneurship and the moderating role of dysfunctional competition.
Design/methodology/approach
A large-scale questionnaire survey was conducted among 1,300 senior managers from 650 enterprises in China, and valid survey data were obtained from 401 enterprises.
Findings
Empirical results demonstrate that political networking strategy is positively related to firm performance and that this relationship is fully mediated by corporate entrepreneurship. Moderated path analysis indicates that dysfunctional competition strengthens the direct effect of political networking strategy on corporate entrepreneurship and its indirect effect on firm performance via corporate entrepreneurship.
Originality/value
This research is among the first to examine the mediating mechanism underlying the relationship between political networking strategy and firm performance in the context of transition economies. In addition, existing research has seldom discussed the effects on corporate entrepreneurship of external resource acquisition from government sources. This research fills this important gap and identifies the condition under which political networking benefits corporate entrepreneurship
Investigating the role of customersâ perceptions of employee effort and justice in service recovery
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is, first, to identify the relationship, if any, between customersâ perceptions of justice (functional element) and employee effort (symbolic element) and their effects on satisfaction and loyalty in the context of service recovery and, second, to determine the impact of cross-cultural differences on these relationships. Design/methodology/approach: Survey data from actual customers were gathered in three countries (n = 414) and analyzed using structural equation modeling to test the proposed hypotheses. Findings: The results demonstrate the role of the constructs of perceived employee effort and perceived justice in influencing post-recovery satisfaction and loyalty across cultures. While perceived justice is valued across cultures, customers from feminine (masculine) cultures require more (less) employee effort to influence post-recovery satisfaction positively. Customers from low (high) uncertainty cultures are more (less) willing to give the provider another chance after a service recovery. Research limitations/implications: The study shows that both functional and symbolic elements of service recovery are important determinants of customer satisfaction and loyalty and that their influence can be significant in a cross-cultural context. Practical implications: International service managers must consider the nature of cultural differences in their markets to develop and implement tailored recovery strategies that can result in satisfied customers. Originality/value: This study is the first to integrate the functional and symbolic elements of service recovery, their impact on customersâ behavioral responses and the influence of cultural variations
Highâschool Students' Conceptual Difficulties and Attempts at Conceptual Change: The case of basic quantum chemical concepts
The Influence of Temporal Fit/Nonfit on Creativity in the Leader-Subordinate Context: The Moderating Role of Task Enjoyment versus Performance Concern
This study extends regulatory fit theory by exploring boundary conditions
of the temporal fit/nonfit effect on subordinate creativity. We propose
that fit (nonfit) between subordinates regulatory focus and the temporal
distance of a leader-stipulated task enhances subordinate creativity under
task-enjoyment (performance-concern) conditions. Data supported the
nonfit hypothesis among promotion-focused subordinates: Subordinates
who were more promotion-focused showed greater creativity after recalling
a leader-stipulated, temporally near task when they concentrated on doing
well rather than on enjoying the task. Prevention-focused subordinates showed no such patterns for creativity. Implications for managing employee
creativity in the competitive, performance-pressured organizational and
business environment are discussed
Translation and Validation of the Spanish Form of the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory
Does the Use of English-language Questionnaires in Cross-national Research Obscure National Differences?
Cross-cultural Translation and Validation of Two US Psychoeducational Assessment Instruments
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