Title
Stability and change in managerial work values : a longitudinal study of China, Hong Kong, and the U.S
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Management and Organization Review
Publication Date
3-1-2006
Volume
2
Issue
1
First Page
67
Last Page
94
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Abstract
This study presents a 12-year (1989-2001) longitudinal comparison of managerial values systems in China, Hong Kong, and the U.S. Using hierarchical cluster analysis, we test the validity of the three competing perspectives--convergence, divergence, and crossvergence--on values system evolution in these three societies. We use the sociocultural influence and business ideology influence typology as the foundation for developing our hypotheses. Additionally, we assess the contribution of the specific values within the values system to the overall system values findings. Our data most strongly support the multicultural crossvergence perspective. During a time period of stability in the U.S. and substantial change in both Hong Kong and China, the values of Hong Kong and China became more similar, while the values of these two Greater China societies became more different from those of the U.S.
DOI
10.1111/j.1740-8784.2006.00031.x
Print ISSN
17408776
E-ISSN
17408784
Publisher Statement
Copyright © International Association for Chinese Management Research 2006
Full-text Version
Publisher’s Version
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Ralston, D. A., Pounder, J., Lo, C. W. H., Wong, Y.-Y., Egri, C. P., & Stauffer, J. (2006). Stability and change in managerial work values: A longitudinal study of China, Hong Kong, and the U.S. Management and Organization Review, 2(1), 67-94. doi: 10.1111/j.1740-8784.2006.00031.x
