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  • 1.  Survey responses across cultures

    Posted 10-02-2010 13:07

    Dear <st1:place w:st="on">OB</st1:place> Colleagues,

     

    I recall reading somewhere that one of the challenges facing cross-cultural researchers is that survey response patterns vary between cultures.  If I recall correctly, some cultures (e.g., Americans) tend to use more extreme responses and others tend to respond more modestly.  

     

    I would be very grateful if someone could point me to any resource which would inform this issue.

     

    Thank you in advance for your time.

     

    Kindly,

    Jason

     

     

     

    Jason R. Pierce

    Organizational Behavior

    <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Kelley</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">School</st1:placename></st1:place> of Business

    http://mypage.iu.edu/~jrpierce/

    jrpierce@indiana.edu

     

     



  • 2.  Survey responses across cultures

    Posted 10-02-2010 14:06

    Hi Jason,

     

    There have been many publications on this issue, depending on your focal construct under study and the cultures you are comparing. Here are some example publications:

     

    Chen, C., Lee, S.-y., & Stevenson, H. W. (1995). Response style and cross-cultural comparisons of rating scales among East Asian and North American students. Psychological Science, 6(3), 170-175.

    Cheung, G. W., & Rensvold, R. B. (2000). Assessing extreme and acquiescence response sets in cross-cultural research using structural equations modeling. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 31(2), 187-212.

    Chun, K.-T., Campbell, J. B., & Yoo, J. H. (1974). Extreme response style in cross-cultural research: A reminder. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 5(4), 465-480.

    Diamantopoulos, A., Reynolds, N. L., & Simintiras, A. C. (2006). The impact of response styles on the stability of cross-national comparisons. Journal of Business Research, 59(8), 925-935.

    Gibbons, J. L., Zellner, J. A., & Rudek, D. J. (1999). Effects of language and meaningfulness on the use of extreme response style by Spanish-English bilinguals. Cross-Cultural research, 33(4), 369-381.

    Grimm, S. D., & Church, A. T. (1999). A cross-cultural study of response biases in personality measures. Journal of Research in Personality, 33(4), 415-441.

    Hamamura, T., Heine, S. J., & Paulhus, D. L. (2008). Cultural differences in response styles: The role of dialectical thinking. Personality and Individual Differences, 44(4), 932-942.

    Hui, H. C., & Triandis, H. C. (1989). Effects of culture and response format on extreme response style. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 20(3), 296-309.

    Johnson, T., Kulesa, P., Cho, Y. I., & Shavitt, S. (2005). The relation between culture and response styles: evidence from 19 countries. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 36(2), 264-277.

    Marin, G., Gamba, R. J., & Marin, B. V. (1992). Extreme response style and acquiescence among Hispanics. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 23(4), 498-509.

     

    Best regards,

    Lena

     

    Ying (Lena) Wang
    Institute of Work Psychology
    The University of Sheffield
    Mushroom Lane, S10 2TN, Sheffield, UK
    Tel: +44 (0)114 222 3241
    Fax: +44 (0)114 272 7206
    Cell: +44 (0)750 240 5411
    Email: Y.Wang@Sheffield.ac.uk; wangyinglena@gmail.com

     

    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Pierce, Jason R
    Sent: 02 October 2010 18:07
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    Subject: [OB-LIST] Survey responses across cultures

     

    Dear OB Colleagues,

     

    I recall reading somewhere that one of the challenges facing cross-cultural researchers is that survey response patterns vary between cultures.  If I recall correctly, some cultures (e.g., Americans) tend to use more extreme responses and others tend to respond more modestly.  

     

    I would be very grateful if someone could point me to any resource which would inform this issue.

     

    Thank you in advance for your time.

     

    Kindly,

    Jason

     

     

     

    Jason R. Pierce

    Organizational Behavior

    Kelley School of Business

    http://mypage.iu.edu/~jrpierce/

    jrpierce@indiana.edu

     

     



  • 3.  Survey responses across cultures

    Posted 10-03-2010 14:41
    There is a very large body of literature available in the area going back severaly decades. For a start check Google Scholar with the argements: culture "survey response" .

    Hope for the USA? "If something is unsustainable, it will stop."--Herb Stein, an economic adviser to Richard Nixon
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    --- On Sun, 3/10/10, Pierce, Jason R <jrpierce@INDIANA.EDU> wrote:

    From: Pierce, Jason R <jrpierce@INDIANA.EDU>
    Subject: [OB-LIST] Survey responses across cultures
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Date: Sunday, 3 October, 2010, 6:07

    Dear OB Colleagues,

     

    I recall reading somewhere that one of the challenges facing cross-cultural researchers is that survey response patterns vary between cultures.  If I recall correctly, some cultures (e.g., Americans) tend to use more extreme responses and others tend to respond more modestly.  

     

    I would be very grateful if someone could point me to any resource which would inform this issue.

     

    Thank you in advance for your time.

     

    Kindly,

    Jason

     

     

     

    Jason R. Pierce

    Organizational Behavior

    Kelley School of Business

    http://mypage.iu.edu/~jrpierce/

    jrpierce@indiana.edu">jrpierce@indiana.edu

     

     




  • 4.  Survey responses across cultures

    Posted 10-04-2010 20:49
    The Lau reference below is to a comprehensive review (as of 2005) of the extreme response literature. I believe that the manuscript remains unpublished. The last time I corresponded with the author, Michael Lau, he was at Columbia University. Also get Dr. Lau's dissertation. The extreme responding is a very interesting literature which is scattered across disciplines.
    Lau, M.Y. (2005).   Extreme response style: A review of the evidence, assessment and potential solutions to the problem.

    Mike
    Michael A. McDaniel, Ph.D.
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    Date: 10/03/2010 03:14 PM
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    There is a very large body of literature available in the area going back severaly decades. For a start check Google Scholar with the argements: culture "survey response" .

    Hope for the USA? "If something is unsustainable, it will stop."--Herb Stein, an economic adviser to Richard Nixon
    Romie F. Littrell, BA, MBA,PhD, FIAIR, An fánaí fiáin
    AUT Business School N.Z., romie.littrell@aut.ac.nz
    http://www.romielittrellpubs.homestead.com/
    Facilitator, Leadership & Management in Sub-Sahara Africa Conferences
    Contents copyright Romie F. Littrell

    --- On Sun, 3/10/10, Pierce, Jason R <jrpierce@INDIANA.EDU> wrote:

    From: Pierce, Jason R <jrpierce@INDIANA.EDU>
    Subject: [OB-LIST] Survey responses across cultures
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Date: Sunday, 3 October, 2010, 6:07

    Dear OB Colleagues,

     

    I recall reading somewhere that one of the challenges facing cross-cultural researchers is that survey response patterns vary between cultures.  If I recall correctly, some cultures (e.g., Americans) tend to use more extreme responses and others tend to respond more modestly.  

     

    I would be very grateful if someone could point me to any resource which would inform this issue.

     

    Thank you in advance for your time.

     

    Kindly,

    Jason

     

     

     

    Jason R. Pierce

    Organizational Behavior

    Kelley School of Business

    http://mypage.iu.edu/~jrpierce/

    jrpierce@indiana.edu" target="_blank">jrpierce@indiana.edu