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Cross-cultural psychology has come to an emic-etic approach when examining transcultural contexts such as international human resources management. Building on research findings of the Five-Factor Model and the SAPI Project, this pilot study reports from a larger German-Kenyan research project investigating major personality factors and their correlates in both cultures concurrently. Intercultural differences between Germany and Kenya are evaluated with regard to their functional effects on c...Cross-cultural psychology has come to an emic-etic approach when examining transcultural contexts such as international human resources management. Building on research findings of the Five-Factor Model and the SAPI Project, this pilot study reports from a larger German-Kenyan research project investigating major personality factors and their correlates in both cultures concurrently. Intercultural differences between Germany and Kenya are evaluated with regard to their functional effects on coping and development in the occupational context. Different cultural contexts should bring up different styles of action and coping (e.g. the African idea of “Ubuntu”), but may have comparable outcomes such as well-being and job performance. Just how should one meet the problem of cultural diversity and measurement invariance? Quantitative and qualitative measures of two different instruments on Core Self-Evaluations (efficacy beliefs, control) were applied, together with typical external criteria such as well-being, learning motivation and job performance. Results show that personality tests cannot be easily transferred from one culture to another. While self-efficacy seems to foster well-being and learning motivation in both cultures similarly, the validity of tests for the same construct differs widely. On the other hand, if certain requirements are met, the prediction of criteria gets manageable.» weiterlesen» einklappen

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DFG Fachgebiet:
Erziehungswissenschaft und Bildungsforschung

DDC Sachgruppe:
Psychologie