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Cultural Boundary of Expectancy Theory-Based Performance Management: A Commentary on DeNisi and Pritchard's Performance Improvement Model

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 February 2015

Kai Zhang ,
Lynda Jiwen Song ,
Rick D. Hackett  and
Peter Bycio
Translated by
章凯  and
宋继文
Kai Zhang
Affiliation:
School of Business, Renmin University of China, PRC
Lynda Jiwen Song
Affiliation:
School of Business, Renmin University of China, PRC
Rick D. Hackett
Affiliation:
DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University, Canada
Peter Bycio
Affiliation:
Management and Entrepreneurship Department, Williams College of Business, Xavier University, USA
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Abstract

We consider Chinese cultural, psychological and social factors that are likely to place boundaries on the applicability of DeNisi and Pritchard's motivational framework and discuss how these cultural barriers play out at each of the links in their model. We conclude with a summary and a discussion of some of the broader implications of applying models of work motivation to a Chinese economy in transition.

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Management and Organization Review , Volume 2 , Issue 2 , July 2006 , pp. 279 - 294
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Copyright © International Association for Chinese Management Research 2006

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