Generation Cohorts and Personal Values: A Comparison of China and the United States
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This study investigated the generation cohort value orientations of 774 Chinese and 784 U.S. managers and professionals. The three Chinese generations (Consolidation, Cultural Revolution, Social Reform) since the establishment of Communist China were significantly more open to change and self-enhancement but less conservative and self-transcendent than the Republican Era generation. The value orientations of U.S. generations (Generation X, Baby Boomer, Silent generation) followed an age-related pattern with the exception of self-transcendence values. The least similar value orientations were between Chinese and U.S. generations that had grown up during Communist China's closed-door policy. The more entrepreneurial value orientations of the most recent Chinese generations appear to be compatible with organizational changes currently under way in China's state-owned sector.
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It is practically impossible to define generations in each country based on each country's unique historical and political experiences when the sample includes more than 10 countries.
“Such an approach would work in a single or two-country study (e.g., Egri & Ralston, 2004), but it is practically impossible to define generations in each country based on each country’s unique historical and political experiences when the sample includes more than 10 countries.”
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- Authors
- Egri, C. P., & Ralston, D. A.
- Affiliations
- Simon Fraser University (CA)
- University of Oklahoma (US)
- Venue
- Organization Science
- Published
- 2004-04
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 210-220
- ISSN
- 1047-7039 (ISSN-L)
- 1526-5455
- OpenAlex
- W2126374572
- Cited by
- 573
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 91.63
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Organization Science (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Dalian University of Technology
- Universidade de Macau
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Life-span and Life-course Studies › Generational Differences and Trends
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Cultural Differences and Values
- Social Sciences › Anthropology › Global and Cross-Cultural Management
- Keywords
- generational cohorts, personal values, value orientations, self-transcendence, self-enhancement, conservatism, entrepreneurial values, cross-cultural comparison, state-owned enterprises, organizational change, People's Republic of China, Generation X, baby boomers, Silent Generation
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