Article: Asian-Americans and Caucasians In the Workplace: Some Attitudinal Comparisons Journal: Journal of Business and Management (JBM) 1997 Vol.4 No.1 pp.75 - 92 Abstract: The workforce is now composed of a greater mix of culturally diverse employees than ever before, making an understanding of how such diversity impacts the workplace of critical importance to organizational success. The present project examines differences in two important work-related cognitions, locus of control and job satisfaction, across two cultural groups, Asian-Americans and Caucasians. Studies show that social cognitions have an impact on a wide range of organizational behaviors including assessment and training; goal-setting; job performance; leadership effectiveness and employee job satisfaction. T-tests to examine differences across the two groups included in the present research showed that the Asian-American sample obtained a more external locus of control and a lower level of job satisfaction than the Caucasian sample. Implications of the results for the management of behavior in organizations are discussed. Inderscience Publishers - linking academia, business and industry through research

Title: Asian-Americans and Caucasians In the Workplace: Some Attitudinal Comparisons

Authors: Golnaz Sadri

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Abstract: The workforce is now composed of a greater mix of culturally diverse employees than ever before, making an understanding of how such diversity impacts the workplace of critical importance to organizational success. The present project examines differences in two important work-related cognitions, locus of control and job satisfaction, across two cultural groups, Asian-Americans and Caucasians. Studies show that social cognitions have an impact on a wide range of organizational behaviors including assessment and training; goal-setting; job performance; leadership effectiveness and employee job satisfaction. T-tests to examine differences across the two groups included in the present research showed that the Asian-American sample obtained a more external locus of control and a lower level of job satisfaction than the Caucasian sample. Implications of the results for the management of behavior in organizations are discussed.

Keywords: Attitudinal Comparisons; workplace diversity; locus of control; job satisfaction; social cognitions.

DOI: 10.1504/JBM.1997.141032

Journal of Business and Management, 1997 Vol.4 No.1, pp.75 - 92

Published online: 05 Sep 2024 *

Title: Asian-Americans and Caucasians In the Workplace: Some Attitudinal Comparisons

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