The International Journal of Organizational Analysis: Volume 4 Issue 1

JAPANESE‐FOCUSED ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR RESEARCH: CONTENTS AND CONCERNS 1981–1993

Lynn Godkin, Masako Endoh, Martha Cahill

Japanese‐focused management papers were examined to answer four questions: (1) Has there been a relative increase in the proportion of Japanese‐focused papers published? (2) Has…

THE EFFECTS OF PERSONALITY ORIENTATION AND EXECUTIVE BEHAVIOR ON SUBORDINATE PERCEPTIONS OF WORKGROUP ENABLEMENT

Allan H. Church, Janine Waclawski

Data collected from 319 senior executives and 2477 of their subordinates from a global diversified organization were used to explore the impact of differences in individual…

POLITENESS AS A UNIVERSAL VARIABLE IN CROSS‐CULTURAL MANAGERIAL COMMUNICATION

David A. Morand

Training programs designed to enhance managerial effectiveness at cross‐cultural communication tend to be directed at specific target cultures. This paper argues that an etic…

AN ASSESSMENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE AND P—E FIT: A TOOL FOR ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE

Ann Marie Ryan, Mark J. Schmit

Person—environment (P—E) fit has long been a focus in organizational research. A climate‐based measure of P—E Fit was developed for use in organizational and individual…