The effects of differential organizational culture types on firm and individual performance in Eastern and Western cultural countries including China and the United States: a meta-analysis

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ABSTRACTTo study the differences in the firm-level and individual-level performance in different organizational cultures, we employ meta-analysis methods to examine the differential impact of the clan, adhocracy, hierarchy, and market culture on firm and individual performance, basing on the Competing Values Framework (CVF) classification. This article includes 49 studies with 76,437 firm-level samples and 32 studies with 99,621 individual-level samples, we find that at both firm and individual level, the positive impact of adhocracy culture on performance is strongest, and hierarchy culture has the weakest impact, we also uncover that clan culture has the stronger impact on performance at the individual level; while adhocracy culture and market culture have the stronger impact on performance at the firm level. In addition, results also show how organizational cultures differ in the context of Eastern culture and Western culture.KEYWORDS: Organizational culturecompeting values frameworkEastern and Western cultureperformancemeta-analysis Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Additional informationFundingThis study was supported by Shanghai Philosophy and Social Science Planning Project [Grant number: 2019EGL013].Notes on contributorsHaifeng WangDr. Haifeng Wang is associate professor at School of Business and Management, Shanghai International Studies University. He has previously published over 10 peer-reviewed studies in journals, such as Journal of Operations Management, Journal of Product Innovation Management, Scientometrics, and Asia Pacific Journal of Management. His research interests are social network, entrepreneurship, and innovation management.Jing LiMiss. Jing Li is a PhD candidate at School of Business and Management, Shanghai International Studies University. Her research interests are social network and entrepreneurship.Pengfei HanDr. Pengfei Han is assistant professor at School of Accounting, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics. He has previously published a number of peer-reviewed studies in journals, such as Economic Modelling, Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing, and Scientometrics. His research interests are enterprise group, corporate governance, and bond pricing.Liang OuyangMr. Liang Ouyang is a master graduate at School of Business and Management, Shanghai International Studies University. His research interests are social network, culture management and innovation management.