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The effects of culture and life stage on workplace strategies of upward influence: A comparison of Thailand and the United States

Issued Date

2005-08-01

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Article

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10909516

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10.1016/j.jwb.2005.05.007

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2-s2.0-22944432574

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Mahidol University

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Bibliographic Citation

Journal of World Business. Vol.40, No.3 (2005), 321-337

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David A. Ralston, Philip Hallinger, Carolyn P. Egri, Subhatra Naothinsuhk The effects of culture and life stage on workplace strategies of upward influence: A comparison of Thailand and the United States. Journal of World Business. Vol.40, No.3 (2005), 321-337. doi:10.1016/j.jwb.2005.05.007 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/16407

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The effects of culture and life stage on workplace strategies of upward influence: A comparison of Thailand and the United States

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David A. Ralston
 Philip Hallinger
 Carolyn P. Egri
 Subhatra Naothinsuhk

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University of Oklahoma
 Mahidol University
 Simon Fraser University

Abstract

A comparison of the influence style ethics in Thailand and the U.S. for managers in two life stage (age) groups, early adulthood and middle adulthood is presented. Our findings confirm that Eastern and Western cultures emphasize different influence styles. Our findings also indicate that life stage is as important as culture, and possibly more important than culture, in explaining the ethical perceptions of upward influence behavior. An implication is that cross-cultural comparison studies should take into consideration key non-culture factors, such as life stage, to fully explore the set of issues that determine influence behaviors in organizations. © 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Business, Management and Accounting
 Economics, Econometrics and Finance

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