Corporate Cultures and Work Values in Dominant Ethnic Organizations in Malaysia

Corporate Cultures and Work Values in Dominant Ethnic Organizations in Malaysia

Based on the model developed by G. Hofstede (1980), characteristics of corporate culture in Malays, Chinese, & Indians & the key work values associated with such corporate cultures in Malaysia are examined, drawing on scale data from 199 organizations of different ethnic domination. Results...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of transnational management development 1997-01, Vol.2 (4), p.51-65
Hauptverfasser: Rashid, Md. Zabid Abdul, Anantharaman, R N, Raveendran, Jaina
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Sprache:eng
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Corporations
Ethnic Groups
Malaysia
Organizational Culture
Work Values
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Zusammenfassung:Based on the model developed by G. Hofstede (1980), characteristics of corporate culture in Malays, Chinese, & Indians & the key work values associated with such corporate cultures in Malaysia are examined, drawing on scale data from 199 organizations of different ethnic domination. Results showed that key characteristics are the masculinity dimension, collectivism, high uncertainty avoidance, & low power distance. Further, work values associated with each cultural dimension vary across ethnicities. 7 Tables, 8 References. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:1068-6061