| Chinese Acceptance of Mistreatment by In-Relation Offenders, Neutralized by Triggering a “Group” Collectivism Perspective |
Received:October 14, 2017 Revised:October 14, 2017 |
Key Words: Culture, Relational Collectivism, Ingroup favoritism, Chinese, Revenge |
| Author Name | Affiliation | | Shu-Cheng Steve Chi* | National Taiwan University | | Raymond A. Friedman | Vanderbilt University | | Chih-Chieh Chu | National Taiwan University | | Huei-Lin Shih | Industrial Technology Research Institute |
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Abstract: |
| This study looks at the effect of culture on workplace revenge. We expect, and find, that people in a Chinese cultural context are more likely than people in an American cultural context to adjust their response to mistreatment based on being, or not being, “in-relation” to the harm-doer. Chinese will let a harm-doer off the hook if they have a prior relationship, but Americans will not do this. However, Chinese sensitivity to relational status with the harm-doer goes away if they receive a stimulus that shifts their perspective from “relational” collectivism to “group” collectivism. Implications for Chinese management and society are explored. |
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