Cross Cultural Management An International Journal · 2004 · 27 citations · 8 references
ManagementInternational ManagementOrganizational BehaviorCross-cultural ManagementIntercultural PerformanceInternational Organizational BehaviorCross-cultural AdaptationCross-cultural ComparisonExpatriate Performance ManagementContextual Performance Of ExpatriatesCross-cultural Human Resource ManagementCross-cultural PerceptionCross-cultural Performance ManagementTask Performance Of ExpatriatesWorkplace Cultural AdaptationWorkplace Intercultural Adaptation
The applicability of the Western model of task and contextual performance to the context of Thai and Western managers, professionals and consultants working together in Thailand is addressed in this research. The results show a clear difference in the factor structure of how Western and Thai managers perceive the importance of performance factors. Moreover, the task and contextual factor structure found for Western managers working in a Western culture did not hold for Westerners working within the Thai cultural environment. These findings provide evidence of adaptation by the Westerner to the Thai cultural environment, supporting the notion of crossvergence.
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