Is there a global-business-subculture effect on gender differences? A multisociety analysis of subordinate influence ethics behaviors
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Issued Date
2025-01-01
Resource Type
ISSN
00076813
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-105002261012
Journal Title
Business Horizons
Rights Holder(s)
SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
Business Horizons (2025)
Suggested Citation
Ralston D.A., Terpstra-Tong J., Ramburuth P., Karam C., Furrer O., Naoumova I., Richards M., Srinivasan N., León-Darder F., Reynaud E., Garza Carranza M.T.d.l., Casado T., Dabic M., Kangasniemi M., Palmer I., Szabo E., Gutiérrez J.R., von Wangenheim F., Fu P., Pekerti A., Molteni M., Starkus A., Mockaitis A., Butt A., Potocan V.V., Dharmasiri A.S., Kuo C.M.H., Dalgic T., Lenartowicz T., Thanh H.V., Moon Y.l., Hallinger P., Girson I., Egri C.P., Milton L., Rossi A.M., Weber M., Ansari M.A., Alas R., Danis W., Elenkov D., Brock D.M. Is there a global-business-subculture effect on gender differences? A multisociety analysis of subordinate influence ethics behaviors. Business Horizons (2025). doi:10.1016/j.bushor.2025.02.004 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/109546
Title
Is there a global-business-subculture effect on gender differences? A multisociety analysis of subordinate influence ethics behaviors
Author(s)
Ralston D.A.
Terpstra-Tong J.
Ramburuth P.
Karam C.
Furrer O.
Naoumova I.
Richards M.
Srinivasan N.
León-Darder F.
Reynaud E.
Garza Carranza M.T.d.l.
Casado T.
Dabic M.
Kangasniemi M.
Palmer I.
Szabo E.
Gutiérrez J.R.
von Wangenheim F.
Fu P.
Pekerti A.
Molteni M.
Starkus A.
Mockaitis A.
Butt A.
Potocan V.V.
Dharmasiri A.S.
Kuo C.M.H.
Dalgic T.
Lenartowicz T.
Thanh H.V.
Moon Y.l.
Hallinger P.
Girson I.
Egri C.P.
Milton L.
Rossi A.M.
Weber M.
Ansari M.A.
Alas R.
Danis W.
Elenkov D.
Brock D.M.
Terpstra-Tong J.
Ramburuth P.
Karam C.
Furrer O.
Naoumova I.
Richards M.
Srinivasan N.
León-Darder F.
Reynaud E.
Garza Carranza M.T.d.l.
Casado T.
Dabic M.
Kangasniemi M.
Palmer I.
Szabo E.
Gutiérrez J.R.
von Wangenheim F.
Fu P.
Pekerti A.
Molteni M.
Starkus A.
Mockaitis A.
Butt A.
Potocan V.V.
Dharmasiri A.S.
Kuo C.M.H.
Dalgic T.
Lenartowicz T.
Thanh H.V.
Moon Y.l.
Hallinger P.
Girson I.
Egri C.P.
Milton L.
Rossi A.M.
Weber M.
Ansari M.A.
Alas R.
Danis W.
Elenkov D.
Brock D.M.
Author's Affiliation
University of Nottingham Ningbo China
Itä-Suomen yliopisto
Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia
Lahore University of Management Sciences
The University of Queensland
University of Ottawa
UNSW Sydney
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Maynooth University
Marist College
University of Lethbridge
University of Fribourg
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
University of Connecticut
Johannes Kepler University Linz
Technische Universität München
Monash University Malaysia
Simon Fraser University
Florida Atlantic University
University of Hartford
Seoul National University
Yuan Ze University
Mahidol University
Tecnológico Nacional de México en Celaya
RMIT University
The University of Texas at Dallas
University of Zagreb
Universidade de São Paulo
Univerza v Mariboru
University of Victoria
Universitat de València
University of Calgary
Pennsylvania State University
University of Westminster
University Fellows International Research Consortium (UFIRC)
University of Sri Jayewardenepuraw
IAE d'Aix-en-Provence
CIBER-Vilnius
National Economics University
Argosy University-Twin Cities
Clinica De Stress E Biofeedback
Itä-Suomen yliopisto
Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia
Lahore University of Management Sciences
The University of Queensland
University of Ottawa
UNSW Sydney
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Maynooth University
Marist College
University of Lethbridge
University of Fribourg
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
University of Connecticut
Johannes Kepler University Linz
Technische Universität München
Monash University Malaysia
Simon Fraser University
Florida Atlantic University
University of Hartford
Seoul National University
Yuan Ze University
Mahidol University
Tecnológico Nacional de México en Celaya
RMIT University
The University of Texas at Dallas
University of Zagreb
Universidade de São Paulo
Univerza v Mariboru
University of Victoria
Universitat de València
University of Calgary
Pennsylvania State University
University of Westminster
University Fellows International Research Consortium (UFIRC)
University of Sri Jayewardenepuraw
IAE d'Aix-en-Provence
CIBER-Vilnius
National Economics University
Argosy University-Twin Cities
Clinica De Stress E Biofeedback
Corresponding Author(s)
Other Contributor(s)
Abstract
While business studies on gender have increased, they continue to adopt traditional approaches with limited samples drawn from general populations (e.g., students and teachers). In contrast, we investigate gender differences with our focus solely on business professionals. Specifically, we study 40 societies using the four dimensions of subordinate influence ethics (SIE) behaviors: pro-organizational behaviors, image-management behaviors, self-serving behaviors, and maliciously intended behaviors. We employed crossvergence theory as our theoretical foundation, with its two competing forces, sociocultural (gender differences) and business-ideological (no gender differences), which translates to a global-business-subculture effect. We found no gender differences for three of the four SIE behaviors and minimal differences for the fourth for our sample of business professionals. Thus, our findings differ significantly from those of previous general-population samples. We also tested for societal-level moderating effects of collectivism and individualism using the business values dimensions (BVD) measure. Our individualism findings, the primary values dimension associated with business success, in conjunction with findings from other studies, support our nonsignificant SIE differences findings. In sum, the truly minimal gender differences that we found provide strong support for the perspective that there is a global-business-subculture effect. Our findings also suggest that ethical differences between genders are minimal across the global workforce. We discuss the implications for international business.