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4 - Schwartz Cultural Values: Implications for Global Work–Family Research

from Part II - Assessing Cultural and Structural Differences

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2018

By
Aline D. Masuda
Edited by
Kristen M. Shockley ,
Winny Shen  and
Ryan C. Johnson
Kristen M. Shockley
Affiliation:
University of Georgia
Winny Shen
Affiliation:
University of Waterloo, Ontario
Ryan C. Johnson
Affiliation:
Ohio University
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Summary

The present chapter presents Schwartz´s (2006) theory of cultural values, which identifies seven cultural value orientations (i.e. affective autonomy, intellectual autonomy, embeddedness, egalitarianism, hierarchy, mastery, and harmony) organized in three bipolar cultural dimensions and forming a coherent circular structure. The chapter then contrasts Schwartz´s (2006) cultural value orientations with other cultural dimensions used in the cross-cultural literature. Based on previous work-family research, the chapter encourages work-family scholars to explore the role of cultural value orientations on two important work-family related outcomes, namely work-family conflict and work-family enrichment. Specifically, based on this review, the chapter proposes research questions pertaining to the independent and interactive effects of cultural value orientations on work-family demands, work-family involvement, social support, and, ultimately, work-family enrichment and work-family conflict.
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The Cambridge Handbook of the Global Work–Family Interface , pp. 89 - 102
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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