Unequal Relationships in High and Low Power Distance Societies : A Comparative Study of Tutor Student Role Relations in Britain and China  

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Spencer-Oatey, Helen

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology (http://journals.sagepub.com/home/jcca) vol. 28 no. 3 (May 1997), page 284-302.
Topik: power distance; cross cultural studies; perceptions; professional relationships
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Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: JJ86.1 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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This study investigated people's conceptions of an unequal role relationship in two different types of society : a high power distance society and a low power distance society. The study focuses on the role relationship of tutor and student. British and chinese tutors and post graduate students completed a questionnaire that probed their conceptions of degrees of power differential and social distance / closeness in this role relationship. ANOVA results yielded a significant nationality effect for both aspects. Chinese respondents judged the relationship to be closed and to have a greater power differential than did british respondents. Written comments on the questionnaire and interviews with 9 chinese academics who had experienced both british and chinese academic environments supported the statistical findings and indicated that there are fundamental ideological differences associated withthe differing conceptions. The results are discussed in relation to western and asian concepts of leadership and differing perpectives on the compatibility / incompatibility of power and distance / closeness.

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