학술논문

Corporate and Individual Influences on Managers' Social Orientation.
Document Type
Article
Source
Journal of Business Ethics; August 2003, Vol. 46 Issue 1, p1-11, 11p
Subject
Corporate culture
Individuality
Social responsibility of business
Executives
Middle managers
Psychology
Psychology of executives
Social values
Spatial orientation
Social groups
Social psychology
Sex differences (Biology)
Surveys
Germany
Language
ISSN
01674544
Abstract
This paper reports research on the influence of corporate and individual characteristics on managers' social orientation in Germany. The results indicate that mid-level managers expressed a significantly lower social orientation than low-level managers, and that job activity did not impact social orientation. Female respondents expressed a higher social orientation than male respondents. No impact of the political system origin (former East Germany versus former West Germany) on social orientation was shown. Overall, corporate position had a significantly higher impact on social orientation than did the characteristics of the individuals surveyed. Reprinted by permission of the publisher.