Investigating the effects of cultural-mindset priming on evaluation of job performance behaviors
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Mishra, Vipanchi
Bost, Marcus
Abstract / Description
Recent reviews of performance evaluation process and practices indicate that there is substantial variability in the structure and formalization of performance evaluations in organizations across cultures and call for further exploration of the role of cultural variables on the performance evaluation process. In the current study, we use self-construal priming procedures to evaluate the effects of cultural mindset on the performance evaluation process. Specifically, the effects of independent (individualistic) and interdependent (collectivistic) mindset priming on relative importance given to performance behaviors when making judgments of overall job performance was investigated. Participants first completed either independent (n = 87) or interdependent (n = 87) priming tasks by circling either I/me/my or we/us/our in a paragraph of text. Following this, they completed a managerial role-play exercise in which they read employee performance vignettes (manipulated on task, citizenship and counterproductive performance behaviors) and rated the overall performance of each employee. Rater policies were captured using regression analyses and relative weights placed on each performance behavior were computed. Results suggest that when making judgments of overall performance, as compared to raters primed with interdependence, raters primed with independence placed less weight on citizenship behaviors and higher weights on counterproductive performance behaviors. No significant differences were observed in the weights placed on task performance behaviors. Study limitations and implications for research are discussed.
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self-construal priming collectivism individualism job performance performance evaluationPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2018-11-30
Journal title
Europe's Journal of Psychology
Volume
14
Issue
4
Page numbers
846–862
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PsychOpen GOLD
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peerReviewed
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Mishra, V., & Bost, M. (2018). Investigating the effects of cultural-mindset priming on evaluation of job performance behaviors. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 14(4), 846–862. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v14i4.1617
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Mishra, Vipanchi
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Bost, Marcus
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Date of first publication2018-11-30
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Abstract / DescriptionRecent reviews of performance evaluation process and practices indicate that there is substantial variability in the structure and formalization of performance evaluations in organizations across cultures and call for further exploration of the role of cultural variables on the performance evaluation process. In the current study, we use self-construal priming procedures to evaluate the effects of cultural mindset on the performance evaluation process. Specifically, the effects of independent (individualistic) and interdependent (collectivistic) mindset priming on relative importance given to performance behaviors when making judgments of overall job performance was investigated. Participants first completed either independent (n = 87) or interdependent (n = 87) priming tasks by circling either I/me/my or we/us/our in a paragraph of text. Following this, they completed a managerial role-play exercise in which they read employee performance vignettes (manipulated on task, citizenship and counterproductive performance behaviors) and rated the overall performance of each employee. Rater policies were captured using regression analyses and relative weights placed on each performance behavior were computed. Results suggest that when making judgments of overall performance, as compared to raters primed with interdependence, raters primed with independence placed less weight on citizenship behaviors and higher weights on counterproductive performance behaviors. No significant differences were observed in the weights placed on task performance behaviors. Study limitations and implications for research are discussed.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationMishra, V., & Bost, M. (2018). Investigating the effects of cultural-mindset priming on evaluation of job performance behaviors. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 14(4), 846–862. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v14i4.1617
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ISSN1841-0413
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1706
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.2072
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v14i4.1617
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Keyword(s)self-construal primingen_US
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Keyword(s)collectivismen_US
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Keyword(s)individualismen_US
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Keyword(s)job performanceen_US
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Keyword(s)performance evaluationen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleInvestigating the effects of cultural-mindset priming on evaluation of job performance behaviorsen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue4
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Journal titleEurope's Journal of Psychology
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Page numbers846–862
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Volume14
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