| Budget Amount *help |
¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000)
Fiscal Year 2001: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
Fiscal Year 2000: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
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| Research Abstract |
There are two papers that are published from this project. The first paper is called "Work-related values of Malays and Chinese Malaysians." This exploratory study has two objectives. First, it tests the proposition that the Malays and the Chinese share similar work-related values. Second, it examines if Hofstede's Malaysian work-related values are replicated. Results for the first proposition suggest that there is no significant difference between the Malays and the Chinese in work-related values. However, results could only offer partial support for the second proposition. The evidence appears to suggest that power distance in Malaysia is still high, and masculinity is still moderate. At the same time, the evidence suggests that the levels of uncertainty avoidance and individualism in Malaysia have increased over the past decades. These results are discussed with respect to organizational behavior in Malaysia. The second study, "Work-related values of Malaysians and Japanese: a re-examination of Hofstede's propositions", re-assesses the work-related values of Malaysians and Japanese through the use of Hofstede's framework. A t-test was conducted to verify if there are any differences between the Malaysian and the Japanese samples. Results revealed that the means of most of the items making up the four Hofstede dimensions were significantly different. The results also found the relative levels of three dimensions from the Malaysian and the Japanese samples to be similar with those proposed by Hofstede. The most surprising finding however was the low masculinity level of the Japanese sample. Despite the generally supportive findings, an implication from this study is that researchers should exercise caution when incorporating Hofstede's indices in their research.
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