Cultural disposition influences in workgroups: A motivational systems theory of group involvement perspective

• Main Authors: HINSZ, Verlin B., PARK, Ernest, LEUNG, Angela K. Y., LADBURY, Jared
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2019
• Subjects: multicultural; workgroups; cultural dispositions; motivational systems; approach motivation; avoidance motivation; groups; teams; Industrial and Organizational Psychology; Multicultural Psychology; Social Psychology
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3040; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/4297/viewcontent/Cultural_Disposition_Workgroups_2018_afv.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Modern organizations often involve workgroup members who have different cultural heritage. This article provides an examination of how different cultural dimensions (e.g., uncertainty avoidance, individualism–collectivism) influence the ways that workgroups and their members respond to situations th...