The Relationship Between Acculturation, Individualism/Collectivism, and Job Attribute Preferences for Hispanic MBAs*
研究了美国西班牙裔MBA的文化适应程度对其个人主义/集体主义价值观的影响，以及这些价值观如何影响他们对工作属性的偏好。发现低文化适应者集体主义更强，且集体主义与情境性工作属性偏好相关，个人主义与任务性工作属性偏好相关。
ABSTRACT This research studied the influence of acculturation on the values of Hispanic MBAs in the USA and the effect these values have on job attribute preferences. As predicted, the less acculturated Hispanic MBAs had significantly higher collectivist values than either highly acculturated Hispanic or Anglo‐American MBAs. Surprisingly, acculturation was not related to individualism. As theorized, collectivistic, and not individualistic, values were significantly related to a preference for contextual job attributes. In contrast, individualistic, and not collectivistic, values were related to a preference for task‐related job attributes. The findings point to the importance of understanding an individual's level of acculturation and his/her specific values, rather than assuming differences based on ethnicity. In addition, the findings indicate that managers dealing with diversity within the USA or globally must understand their employees’ individualistic/collectivistic values before implementing any job design initiatives.