?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Individualism-collectivism+in+organisational+and+career+commitment%3A+A+study+of+managers+in+Australia+and+Malaysia&rft.creator=Fauziah%2C+Noordin&rft.subject=Cross-cultural&rft.subject=Individualism&rft.subject=Collectivism&rft.subject=Career+commitment&rft.subject=Organisational+commitment&rft.description=One+of+the+major+issues+that+many+organisations+will+face+in+the+coming+years+is+the+management+of+increasing+diversity+in+the+workforce.+Understanding+the+influence+of+individualism-collectivism+on+organisational+and+career+commitment%2C+organisational+value+types%2C+and+general+satisfaction+of+managers+in+different+cultures+may+allow%0D%0Aorganisations+to+effectively+manage+the+intra-+and+intercultural+differences+present+in+a+culturally+diverse+workforce.+The+influence+of+individualism-collectivism+on+organisational+and+career+commitment%2C+organisational+value+types+and+general+satisfaction+were+examined+in+two+cultures+(Malaysia+and+Australia)+by+a+survey+methodology.+Three%0D%0Astudies+were+conducted.+Study+1+was+to+develop+semantically+equivalent+measures+in+English+and+Malay+languages.+Four+bilinguals+performed+the+translation%2C+back-translation%0D%0Aand+decentering+procedures+for+the+15+measures.+Study+2+was+to+ensure+that+the+reliabilities+of+the+measures+were+comparable+across+the+two+culture+groups.+Reliability%0D%0Aanalysis+indicated+that+the+internal+consistencies+were+acceptable+for+all+the+measures%2C+and+that+the+reliabilities+were+similar+across+the+two+groups.+Modifications+of+the%0D%0Aquestionnaires+for+the+main+study+were+made.+Study+3+was+the+main+study.+Twenty-eight+organisations+participated+in+the+main+study+and+a+total+of+323+managers+voluntarily%0D%0Aparticipated+in+the+survey.+Tests+of+invariance+confirm+that+each+of+the+15+measures+were+invariant.+Cross-cultural+t-test+results+revealed+that+Malaysian+managers+were%0D%0Ahigher+on+vertical+individualism%2C+horizontal+and+vertical+collectivism%2C+continuance+and+normative+organisational+commitment%2C+whereas+Australian+managers+were+higher+on%0D%0Acareer+resilience+and+general+satisfaction.+The+multiple+regressions+analyses+revealed+several+unexpected+results.+Vertical+allocentric+managers+in+Malaysia+have+significant%0D%0Apositive+effects+on+continuance+commitment+whereas+horizontal+allocentrics+managers+have+a+significant+positive+relationship+with+career+planning+commitment.+Vertical%0D%0Aidiocentrics+managers+in+Australia+showed+a+significant+positive+relationships+with+normative+commitment+whereas+horizontal+allocentrics+managers+have+a+significant%0D%0Apositive+relationships+with+general+satisfaction.+Horizontal+allocentrics+in+both+Malaysia+and+Australia+have+significant+positive+relationships+with+career+identity+commitment.+The%0D%0Aresearch+findings+are+discussed+in+relation+to+the+literature.+Implications+and+recommendations+for+the+future+research+are+presented.&rft.publisher=Queensland+University+of+Technology&rft.date=1999&rft.type=Thesis&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F106896%2F1%2FT%2528BS%2529%2520207%2520Individualism-collectivism%2520in%2520organisational%2520and%2520career%2520commitment%2520a%2520study%2520of%2520managers%2520in%2520Australia%2520and%2520Malaysia.pdf&rft.rights=free_to_read&rft.relation=Fauziah%2C+Noordin+(1999)+Individualism-collectivism+in+organisational+and+career+commitment%3A+A+study+of+managers+in+Australia+and+Malaysia.+PhD+thesis%2C+Queensland+University+of+Technology.&rft.id_number=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F106896%2F&rft.identifier=QUT+Business+School