How Do You Climb the Corporate Ladder? A Multi-Regional Analysis of the Ethical Preferences for Influencing Superiors (original) (raw)

2005, Proceedings - Academy of Management

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This study investigates the ethical preferences for upward influence behaviors across 35 societies from seven cultural regions. By assessing the influence of cultural values on the acceptability of various influence behaviors, the research aims to design a global model of upward influence ethics. Findings indicate significant variations rooted in the egalitarian commitment/conservatism values, with evidence of both global convergence and regional differentiation in ethical perceptions.