Abstract
As opposed to the predominant belief in the West, in Chinese dominated societies there may be a positive relationship between age and perceived possession of high quality personal resources and older people are traditionally treated with respect. This attitude towards old age may carry over to expatriates in Chinese societies. It is possible that older business expatriates will receive more respect and be treated with more deference in a Chinese cultural context than their apparently younger colleagues. This may have a positive impact on expatriates’ job performance. To empirically test this presumption, business expatriates in Greater Chine were targeted by a survey. Controlling for the potential bias of a number of background variables, results indicate that contextual/managerial performance, including general managerial functions applied to the subsidiary in Greater China, had a positive association with the age of the expatriates. This finding provides partial affirmative support to the presumption that the age of business expatriates matters in a Chinese cultural context. Implications of this result are discussed in detail.
| Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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| Publikationsdato | 2008 |
| Status | Udgivet - 2008 |
| Begivenhed | Academy of Management Annual Meeting - Anaheim, USA Varighed: 8 aug. 2008 → 13 aug. 2008 |
Konference
| Konference | Academy of Management Annual Meeting |
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| Land/Område | USA |
| By | Anaheim |
| Periode | 08/08/2008 → 13/08/2008 |