Cultural Differences in The Content of Employees' Psychological Contract: A Qualitative Study Comparing Belgium and China.

IF 2.7 4区 心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Jiahong Du, Tim Vantilborgh
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Abstract

This study qualitatively explores differences in psychological contract (PC) content between Belgian and Chinese employees, while attempting to understand these differences from the perspective of cultural values. We build on theory concerning horizontal and vertical individualism/collectivism to interpret differences in PC content. 21 Chinese and 20 Belgian employees were interviewed, with results indicating that Belgian interviewees' PCs tend to be balanced with an emphasis on egalitarian interpersonal relationships, reflecting a horizontal collectivist culture. We propose that a "culture of compromise" forms a fitting description for Belgian interviewees' PCs. For Chinese interviewees, the PC was characterized by mixed contracts aligning with the ideology of 'Utilitarianistic Guanxi', which forms a Chinese philosophy that combines the pursuit of profit with objective goods, reflecting a culture of vertical collectivism.

员工心理契约内容的文化差异:比利时与中国的质的比较研究。
本研究定性地探讨了比利时员工和中国员工在心理契约(PC)内容上的差异,并试图从文化价值观的角度来理解这些差异。我们以横向和纵向个人主义/集体主义理论为基础来解释PC内容的差异。我们对21名中国员工和20名比利时员工进行了采访,结果表明,比利时受访者的个人电脑倾向于平衡,强调平等的人际关系,反映了一种横向的集体主义文化。我们认为,“妥协文化”是对比利时受访者个人电脑的恰当描述。对于中国受访者来说,PC的特点是混合合同,符合“功利主义关系”的意识形态,这形成了一种追求利润与客观商品相结合的中国哲学,反映了一种垂直集体主义的文化。
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Psychologica Belgica
Psychologica Belgica PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-
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