Abstract
Based on the theory of universal human values as developed by Schwartz (1992, 1994), we conducted a cross-national comparison of two levels of values (i.e., the cultural values at the societal level and personal values at the individual level) in terms of their effects on managers’ decision of employment discrimination (hereafter DED). We argued that, when studying the relationship between cultural values and DED, one should consider not only those commonly-studied societal values, such as individualism/collectivism (hereafter I/C), but also personal values at the individual level. Analyzing data from over ten-thousand managers across 24 countries, we show that the effects of individual value are more robust than those of societal/institutions -level values in terms of their influence on DEDs. For instance, different from the findings from such a good journal as JIBS, we found that societal value of I/C has no significant relationship with either gender or immigrant discrimination. Moreover, the effects of both societal and individual values seem to be ordered by their relative importance to relevant discrimination, which supports the argument of universal values by Schwartz (1992, 1994)
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Academy of Management Proceedings 2015 |
Editors | Sonia Taneja |
Publisher | Academy of Management |
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Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2015 |
Event | 75th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, AOM 2015: Opening Governance - Vancouver, Canada Duration: 7 Aug 2015 → 11 Aug 2015 https://aom.org/events/annual-meeting/past-annual-meetings/2015-opening-governance (Conference website) https://journals.aom.org/toc/amproc/2015/1 (Conference proceedings) |
Publication series
Name | Academy of Management Proceedings |
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Number | 1 |
Volume | 2015 |
ISSN (Print) | 0065-0668 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 2151-6561 |
Conference
Conference | 75th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, AOM 2015 |
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Country/Territory | Canada |
City | Vancouver |
Period | 7/08/15 → 11/08/15 |
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User-Defined Keywords
- Societal cultural values
- managers' decision on employment discrimination
- individual values