National culture and subordinates' upward communication of private information

• Published in: The International Journal of Accounting Vol. 33; no. 3; pp. 293 - 311
• Main Authors: Chow, Chee W., Hwang, Richard Nen-Chen, Liao, Woody, Wu, Anne
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Elsevier Inc 01.01.1998; Elsevier; London :Springer International; World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte., Ltd
• Series: The International Journal of Accounting
• Subjects: Behavior; Collectivism; Communication; Credibility; Culture; Employment; Individualism; Management controls; National culture; Statistical analysis; Studies; Subordinate communication truthfulness; Subordinates; Taxonomy; United States > US; China; Subordinate communication truthfulness; National culture; Management controls

This study investigates the effects of national culture on the truthfulness with which subordinates communicate upwards under alternate pay schemes. U.S. nationals and Chinese nationals in Taiwan were used to represent members of two cultures that significantly diverge on three cultural dimensions p...