TY - JOUR
T1 - Differences Between Management Philosophies Among American and Chinese Hotel Managers: A Cultural Comparison Between Las Vegas and Shanghai
AU - Choi, WooSik
AU - Stahura, Kurt
AU - Sammons, Gail
AU - Bernhard, Bo
PY - 2013/5
Y1 - 2013/5
N2 - The purpose of this study was to measure the cultural differences
between Chinese and U.S. hospitality managers’ management
philosophies, using a survey adopted from Hofstede (2001) and
Baird, Lyles, and Wharton (1990). Fourteen individual items
related to management philosophies showed significant differences
between American and Chinese managers. Exploratory factor
analysis confirmed that the three factors (personal management
philosophies, behavior of ideal supervisor, and ideal management
philosophies) developed by Baird et al. (1990) are indeed valid
for this sample. Discriminant function analysis showed that these
three factors are statistically significant in differentiating between
the Chinese and U.S. managers. These findings underscore the
importance of proper development of effective training programs
AB - The purpose of this study was to measure the cultural differences
between Chinese and U.S. hospitality managers’ management
philosophies, using a survey adopted from Hofstede (2001) and
Baird, Lyles, and Wharton (1990). Fourteen individual items
related to management philosophies showed significant differences
between American and Chinese managers. Exploratory factor
analysis confirmed that the three factors (personal management
philosophies, behavior of ideal supervisor, and ideal management
philosophies) developed by Baird et al. (1990) are indeed valid
for this sample. Discriminant function analysis showed that these
three factors are statistically significant in differentiating between
the Chinese and U.S. managers. These findings underscore the
importance of proper development of effective training programs
M3 - Article
SP - 121
EP - 138
JO - International Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Administration
JF - International Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Administration
ER -