HCBE Faculty Articles
The Like It or Not Proposition: Implications of Societal Characteristics for the Cultural Expertise and Personal Values of Organization Members
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Journal of Organizational Behavior
ISSN
1099-1379
Publication Date
11-17-2014
Abstract/Excerpt
Extensive statistical discussion about societal and individual levels of analysis continues in international organizational behavior (IOB). This discussion can be improved by drawing from other social science fields, particularly anthropology, sociology, and experimental psychology. We use such literature to develop a cultural expertise and personal values or “like it or not” proposition about the implications that societal culture has for individuals. This proposition suggests that a society's culture strongly shapes its members' cognitive structures and moderately influences its members' support for the society's prevailing value orientation. We use the family of individualism and collectivism values to illustrate the differences and relationships between levels of analysis. We conclude by reconsidering how to study societal culture and psychological dimensions in IOB.
DOI
10.1002/job.1977
Volume
35
Issue
8
First Page
1134
Last Page
1152
NSUWorks Citation
Peterson, Mark F. and Barreto, Tais S., "The Like It or Not Proposition: Implications of Societal Characteristics for the Cultural Expertise and Personal Values of Organization Members" (2014). HCBE Faculty Articles. 985.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hcbe_facarticles/985
