TY - JOUR
T1 - Differences Between Management Philosophies Among American and Chinese Hotel Managers
T2 - A Cultural Comparison Between Las Vegas and Shanghai
AU - Choi, Danny Woo Sik
AU - Stahura, Kurt
AU - Sammons, Gail E.
AU - Bernhard, Bo
N1 - Funding Information:
Received January 15, 2010; accepted February 22, 2011. This research has been partially funded by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (United States) and Dongseo University (Korea). Address correspondence to Danny Woo-Sik Choi, School of Hospitality, Sports & Recreation Management, James Madison University, MSC2305, 800 S. Main St., 371 Godwin Hall, Harrisonburg, VA 22807, USA. E-mail: choiwx@jmu.edu
PY - 2013/4
Y1 - 2013/4
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 and management policies for hotel chains that operate on an international scale.
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 and management policies for hotel chains that operate on an international scale.
KW - China
KW - United States
KW - cultural factors
KW - managerial philosophies
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84877257844&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/15256480.2013.782216
DO - 10.1080/15256480.2013.782216
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84877257844
SN - 1525-6480
VL - 14
SP - 121
EP - 138
JO - International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration
JF - International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration
IS - 2
ER -