Mapping Cultural Models of Authority

"As the United States' workforce becomes more diverse, the incidence of cross-cultural supervision will increase. Cross-cultural supervision is a workplace situation in which the culture of the supervisor and of the subordinate differ. Anecdotal evidence and cross-cultural psychological theory suggest that cultures may differ in their models of authority. For this qualitative study, 20 Hispanic workers and 19 non-Hispanic white workers were interviewed about their experiences with supervisors and their views about ideal supervisory behavior. Results suggest that Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites may have significantly different cultural models of authority. Although the workers interviewed shared a common ""factory worker"" cultural model, the two groups differ on their basic philosophical approach to work, their concepts of how harmony is achieved in the workplace, how dignity is maintained, how respect is shown, and their desired intrapsychic outcomes."

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Labor and Industrial Relations

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Kurowski, Lois Landis

Contributors dc:contributor

• Triandis, Harry C.

• Sociology, Ethnic and Racial Studies

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI9912297

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/87488