Culture and procedural justice: the influence of power distance on reactions to voice

Article Abstract:

Cross-cultural studies on the psychological aspects of decision-making in a social context are examined, focusing on how favorable reception to decisions may depend on individual participation in the decision and cultural norms. Topics include low power distance cultures such as the United States and Germany, where many expect to have a voice in decisions; high power distance cultures such as the Peole's Republic of China, Mexico, and Hong Kong, where few expect to have a voice in decisions; and implications for organizational management.

World, Organizational behavior

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Hypothesis testing and the perception of diagnosticity

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Research presented concerns the role of hypothesis testing, information finding, and disconfirmation in the decision-making processes of the social perceiver. Topics include bias and rationality in hypothesis testing, and how the use of the diagnosing strategy is partly mediated by how the information is presented.

Portugal, Social learning, Hypothesis, Hypothesis (Logic)

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A self-affirmation analysis of survivors' reactions to unfair organizational downsizings

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The article uses self-affirmation theory to explain survivors' reactions to unfair organizational downsizing. All participants in the present study witnessed the layoff of a colleague, and colleagues' negative emotions, especially more "self-conscious" negative emotions, increased in the situation where the layoff was handled unfairly. Implications for the management of corporate downsizings and for self-affirmation theory are discussed.

Downsizing (Management)

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