Barriers to cross-cultural work

2018 ◽  
pp. 45-58
Author(s):  
Zack Eleftheriadou
Keyword(s):  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Work

scholarly journals Supervisors’ Leadership Styles’ Influence on Foreign Teachers’ Self-Efficacy in a Cross-Cultural Work Setting: A Moderated Mediation Analysis

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 215824402199454
Author(s):  
Bernard Gumah ◽  
Liu Wenbin ◽  
Maxwell Akansina Aziabah
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Moderated Mediation ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Work ◽  
Adaptation Theory ◽  
Foreign Teachers ◽  
Communication Challenges ◽  
Positive Effect

Leadership style impacts on the manner and frequency of feedback transmission. However, communication challenges between superiors and subordinates originate from cultural differences, which undermine the usefulness of feedback. The study tested leadership style’s effect on self-efficacy through a moderated mediation approach, examined through the lens of the cross-cultural adaptation theory. Path analysis conducted on data from 281 foreign teachers in Chengdu, China, revealed that there is a positive effect of Chinese supervisors’ leadership styles on foreign teacher’s self-efficacy. Leadership style similarly has an influence on the nature of feedback. And the nature of feedback in turn mediates leadership style and self-efficacy. We establish in particular that transactional and transformational leadership styles, through the nature of feedback, influence self-efficacy of foreign teachers. Moreover, the association between the nature of feedback and self-efficacy is moderated by the perceived value of feedback. Employees’ perceptions are also found to be crucial in determining the value of feedback. It is thus imperative for supervisors and managers working with foreigners as subordinates to figure out when and how to provide valuable feedback. We conclude with suggested areas for further research.

Career satisfaction antecedents of professional accounting returnees in international workplaces: an employee experience perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nga Thi Thuy Ho ◽  
Hung Trong Hoang ◽  
Pi-Shen Seet ◽  
Janice Jones ◽  
Nhat Tan Pham
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Career Satisfaction ◽  
Home Country ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Work ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Employee Experience ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to examine the determinants of career satisfaction of professional accounting returnees who have studied and/or worked abroad and then returned to work in different types of international workplaces in their home country.Design/methodology/approachA survey of professional accounting returnees in Vietnam was undertaken and multiple regression analysis was applied to test the proposed relationships.FindingsThis study finds that career satisfaction is affected by career fit, career sacrifice, types of international workplaces (domestically headquartered firms versus globally headquartered firms) and cross-cultural work readjustment. Further, cross-cultural work readjustment partially mediates the effect of career fit and career sacrifice on career satisfaction.Practical implicationsThe research provides the basis for designing career-related employee experiences to support career satisfaction of professional accounting returnees.Originality/valueThis study integrates dimensions of career embeddedness with cross-cultural work readjustment and employee experiences, which are normally studied separately, in different types of international workplaces. It contributes to the limited research on contributors to well-being in the form of career satisfaction among professional returnees in an emerging economy.

Organizational Commitment: A Multivariate Test within the Banking Industry

1985 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
David M. Flynn ◽  
Esther Solomon
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Organizational Design ◽  
Banking Industry ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Work ◽  
Work Experiences ◽  
Vice Presidents ◽  
Multivariate Test ◽  
Cultural Research

The concept of organizational commitment as an important contributor to behavior in organizations has been increasingly researched. This study seeks to distinguish the significant antecedents of organizational commitment within the banking industry. Analysis of data from the sample of 118 bank vice presidents of 713 contacted suggest a reduced set of antecedent variables. Specifically, personal characteristics, job characteristics, and perceived work experiences significantly contributed to the organizational commitment construct. These results support previously proposed multivariate models. However, the model proposed here may provide a more effective basis for organizational design and research as a reduced model, including seven antecedent variables. The analyses introduced from cross-cultural research a measure of uncertainty of validity within a single culture. Its utility for cross-cultural work is further enriched. Replication is needed.

Two Features of Irenaeus' Missiology

1995 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 431-442 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Philip Slate
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Adjustment ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Second Century ◽  
Cultural Work ◽  
Asia Minor ◽  
History Of ◽  
Christian Thought ◽  
Church Historians

Irenaeus flourished toward the end of the second century as a bishop in Lugdunum (modern Lyons, France). He is important for several reasons, but scholarly interests in Irenaeus have focused chiefly on his place in the history of Christian thought and his churchmanship. Although his mission/evangelistic work is routinely mentioned by church historians, little effort has been made to extract from his apologetical-catechetical writings something of his missiology. As a native of Asia Minor, he engaged in cross-cultural work among the pagan Celtic peoples of southern Gaul. Two aspects of his missiology are probed: cultural adjustment in linguistics and his motivation for the task. Missiologically, he stands as a thoughtful combination of missionary-theologian-churchman.

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