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Showing 1 to 20 of 66 for “"Cultural orientation"”.
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The Effects of Cultural Orientation and Bilingualism on Inferential Comprehension
The primary purpose of this study was to (1) determine the effect of references to an unfamiliar culture on the process of drawing inferences and (2) to compare and contrast inferencing ability of Iranian students with American students with similar academic background. A secondary purpose of the …
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The effects of cultural orientation on perceptions of power threat
Because culture shapes what power means to us, cultural orientation should influence what we perceive as a power threat. Thus, the same interactions between consumers and service providers in the marketplace may implicate power differently for different consumers. Across six studies, consumers’ …
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Examining Cultural Orientation as a Moderator: Attachment Style, Forgiveness, and Depression
… this study was to examine the moderating role of cultural orientation on the relation between attachment style and forgiveness and between forgiveness and depression. It was hypothesized that a secure attachment style would be associated with greater dispositional forgiveness of both self and …
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An Exploration of Leadership and Campus Cultural Orientation In a California Community College
… explored transformational leadership and campus cultural orientation at a single California community college. The conceptual framework for the study consisted of the transformational leadership paradigm articulated by the full range leadership model (Bass & Avolio, 1994; Bass & Riggio, 2006). A …
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A Cross-Cultural Study of the Influence of Personal Cultural Orientation on Brand Loyalty
This thesis investigates a generalisable cross-cultural model for brand loyalty by integrating extant theories of personal cultural orientation (of individualism and collectivism), self-congruity (actual, ideal, social, and ideal social self-congurity), customer satisfaction, attitudinal brand …
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The moderating role of cultural orientation on emotional and behavioral outcomes of helping others
… feel good after helping others. Using a cross-cultural lens, it refines our understanding of previously documented emotional boost after helping. Helping others in individualistic cultures has been conceptualized more as a choice (vs. obligation), whereas in collectivistic cultures it is …
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The Relationships Between Leadership Styles, Cultural Orientation, Organizational Commitment, Job Satisfaction and Perceptions of Organizational Withdrawal Behaviors
Previous cross-cultural research on transformational leadership theory has mainly focused on replicating the augmentation effects of transformational leadership over transactional leadership on followers' attitudes and behaviors. Relatively few studies have systematically examined cultural impacts …
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The relationship between cultural orientation and reward preference: a study conducted in South Africa and the Netherlands
Orientation: Organisations operating in multiple countries and continents, referred to as multinationals, often experience cultural barriers when interacting with employees from the host county. These barriers, in turn, frequently result in counterproductive outcomes for the organisation. Being …
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The Relationships Between Work -Family Conflicts, Individual Cultural Orientation, Efficacy Beliefs and Work-Related Outcomes in China and United States
… on outcome variables. Individuals' cultural-related orientation, namely, allocentrism and idiocentrism, did not moderate the effect of the interactive terms of efficacy and work-family conflicts on outcome variables. Measures of goodness-of-fit for the measurement model using …
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Do You See Yourself in the Future or Past? The Moderating Role of Cultural Orientation in Explaining Temporal Orientation of Self-Referencing
… types of self-referencing based on temporal orientation of the self. Since the self can be differentiated based on its temporal orientation (past vs. future), self-referencing can be also differentiated depending on the specific facet of the self that is activated (Krishnamurthy & Sujan, …
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Variations in Individualistic and Collectivistic Cultural Orientation and the Protective Factors that Contribute to Resilience: Comparisons from Jamaica, Rwanda, and the United States
… health professionals are encouraged to become culturally competent, it is still unclear how I/C cultural orientation influence various protective factors that contribute to resilience. Individualists emphasize independence and autonomy while collectivists emphasize interdependence and in-group …
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The role of culture in the somatic response of peer-victimized Latino youth
… studies have investigated the extent to which cultural factors actually influence the way Latino youth respo0nd to stressful events. The present study employed the problem suppression-facilitation model to posit that a Latino cultural orientation plays a moderational role in the relationship …
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WISC-III Performance Differences Between Non-Referred Native American and Euro-American Children
… due to biases in content and failure to consider culturally based learning style differences. A number of Familial variables such as socioeconomic status (SES) and cultural identification are also believed to impact performance.</p> <p>Native American children typically score lower on the verbal …
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CARING FOR A FAMILY MEMBER WITH DEMENTIA: COLLECTIVISM AND INDIVIDUALISM AS PREDICTORS OF CAREGIVER BURDEN
… of collectivistic and individualistic orientations with perceived caregiver burden, while considering the level of social support and dementia severity. The research involved a quantitative approach, administering the Individualism and Collectivism Scale (Cultural Orientation Scale), …
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Safety Systems, Culture, and Passengers’ Willingness to Fly in Autonomous Air Taxis
… Past research hypothesized that individuals’ cultural orientation, specifically their degree of individualism or communalism, was a factor of the differences in willingness to fly.</p> <p>A quantitative survey experiment in two studies was conducted to investigate willingness to fly in …
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Icelandic managers in fishing companies : to what extent do Icelandic mnagers and middle mangers in Iceland's twenty largest fishing companies fit into predetermined cultural dimensions?
… out if there was any difference between them in cultural orientation or leadership style. The researcher thought it might be useful and informative to investigate if cultural orientation and leadership styles vary amongst professions. Quantitative research methodology was applied in this study. …
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Stress Reactivity Patterns in Breast Cancer Survivors and the Implications of Various Psychosocial Factors
… and psychological stress, and the influence of culturally related factors. This dissertation aims to address these gaps in the literature via three studies. In Study 1, we examined the diurnal and reactive patterns of salivary alpha-amylase, a SAM biomarker, in a sample of predominantly White …
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Internal Audit, Internal Control and Organizational Culture
… audit. The study will use an organizational cultural model to see if operational internal audit has identical cultural to the organization, and if not what differences exist, and how these differences might be seen to mean that the operational internal audit with a particular cultural profile …
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