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This study investigated how managers in Korea and the U.S.A,representing collectivistic and individualistic cultures respectively,differ in their behavioral intentions to take certain actions after their groups havetheir etafailed to achieve the goals. Based on previous research, it was predictedwould takethat Korean managers, in contrast with the US managers,would take more responsibility for group failure. A field simulationmore persona pmethodology was used to test the hypothesized relationships. A simulatedincident in aincident of group failure was presented to practicing managersin the subjects were asked Io indicate their behavioralquestionnaire. Thenintentions. A study of 165 managers suggested that there were culturaldifferences in managerial responses to group failure. As hypothesized, Korean managers were more likely to claim personal responsibility forgroup failure, relative to the US managers. |
