Publication: The importance of various work aspects and their organiza tional consequences using Hofstede's cultural dimensions
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1996
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This study examines the importance employees place on various work aspects according to their nation's relative positioning along Hofstede's four cultural dimension: power distance, individualism, uncertainty avoidance, and masculinity/feminity. Based on a cross-national sample of over 5,000 employees representing 20 countries, the results uncover differential patterns of responses by cultural groupings. The data also suggest that importance and satisfaction interactively affect several organizational consequences critería: job satisfaction, company satisfaction, intent to leave the firm, and organizational cornmitment.
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Cultural dimensions, Power distance, Individualism, Uncertainty avoidance, Masculinity/femininity