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Cross‐Cultural Role Expectations in Nine European Country‐Units of A Multinational Enterprise

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  • Leonardo Liberman Yaconi

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The study analyses role expectations of 104 staff from nine European country‐units within a multinational enterprise (MNE). Questions were administered to a sample of staff to elicit data on managers’ and employees’ expectations about managerial and employee roles. Following a categorization of reports and statistical analyses within and between country‐units (i.e. subsidiaries and headquarters offices), results offer substantial evidence of differential patterns of role expectations across country‐units, suggesting influences of local cultures and other societal forces. Significant differences were also found between managers and employees independent of country‐office for expectations about the managerial and employee roles. Implications for research and practice are presented and future research directions are suggested.

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  • Leonardo Liberman Yaconi, 2001. "Cross‐Cultural Role Expectations in Nine European Country‐Units of A Multinational Enterprise," Journal of Management Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 38(8), pages 1187-1215, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jomstd:v:38:y:2001:i:8:p:1187-1215
    DOI: 10.1111/1467-6486.00277
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    1. Julia Backmann & Rouven Kanitz & Amy Wei Tian & Patrick Hoffmann & Martin Hoegl, 2020. "Cultural gap bridging in multinational teams," Journal of International Business Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Academy of International Business, vol. 51(8), pages 1283-1311, October.
    2. Flora F. T. Chiang & Thomas A. Birtch, 2010. "Appraising Performance across Borders: An Empirical Examination of the Purposes and Practices of Performance Appraisal in a Multi‐Country Context," Journal of Management Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 47(7), pages 1365-1393, November.

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