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Perceived Effectiveness of Influence Strategies in the United States and Three Chinese SocietiesThe Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, S.A.R., jltleong{at}psy.cuhk.edu.hk
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, S.A.R.
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, S.A.R. This study explored the perceived effectiveness of organizational influence strategies amongst three Chinese societies and the US. A total of 488 managers rated 16 influence tactics on their effectiveness across three influence directions - upward, downward and lateral. Consistently, these 16 tactics fell into two broad dimensions of influence - the more nurturing Gentle Persuasion (GP) and the more agentic Contingent Control (CC). The perceived effectiveness of GP increased with higher position power of the target, and vice versa for CC. No cultural differences were found for the rated effectiveness of CC. However, regardless of the influence direction, Americans managers rated GP as most effective; Mainland Chinese, the least. Hierarchical regression analyses indicated that Reward for Application predicted a managers endorsement of GP as more effective, and Fate Control of CC. The effect of Fate Control on CC was, however, moderated by culture, exemplifying cultures sensitizing role in directing member responses.
Key Words: China culture influence strategies social axioms
International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, Vol. 6, No. 1,
101-120 (2006) |
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