Collectivist team values for Korean-Chinese co-worker relationships and job performance
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
International Journal of Intercultural Relations
Publication Date
9-1-2010
Volume
34
Issue
5
First Page
475
Last Page
481
Keywords
Co-worker relationships, Job performance, Team values
Abstract
The global marketplace increasingly demands that culturally diverse people work together but studies have documented important barriers to cross-cultural relationships. Researchers have argued the need to study cross-cultural interaction directly in order to develop knowledge that diverse people can use to overcome obstacles and work productively. This study proposes and findings support the theorizing that collectivist values promote quality co-worker relationships and that quality relationships facilitate employee job performance and confidence in future collaboration. Results suggest that collectivist values can be an important basis for Korean and Chinese employees to develop a common platform where they help each other work productively across cultural boundaries.
DOI
10.1016/j.ijintrel.2009.09.005
Print ISSN
01471767
E-ISSN
18737552
Publisher Statement
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Full-text Version
Publisher’s Version
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Chen, Y., Tjosvold, D., & Pan, Y. (2010). Collectivist team values for Korean-Chinese co-worker relationships and job performance. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 34(5), 475-481. doi: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2009.09.005