Particularism and organizational position: A cross-cultural analysis

Abstract

THE STOUFFER-TOBY ROLE CONFLICT SCALE, MEASURING THE INSTITUTIONALIZED OBLIGATIONS OF FRIENDSHIP AS PARTICULARISM, WAS ADMINISTERED TO 230 EMPLOYEES IN 13 BANK BRANCHES IN MEXICO AND THE UNITED STATES. FINDINGS SUPPORT THE HYPOTHESIS THAT MEXICANS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE PARTICULARISTIC THAN MEXICAN-AMERICANS, WHO ARE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE PARTICULARISTIC THAN ANGLO-AMERICANS. THE HYPOTHESIS THAT, BY ETHNIC GROUP, OFFICERS ARE LESS PARTICULARISTIC THAN LINE EMPLOYEES WAS SUPPORTED. THE CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF PARTICULARISM AND THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF THAT VALUE UPON ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR ARE DISCUSSED. SOME SUGGESTIONS ARE OFFERED TO MANAGEMENT AND TO RESEARCHERS CONCERNING THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING THE INTERACTIONS AMONG SPECIFIC VALUE ORIENTATIONS AND SPECIFIC ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIORS, AND CONCERNING THE IMPLICATIONS OF SUCH INTERACTIONS FOR EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION AND ORGANIZATIONAL INTEGRITY. (24 REF.) (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)