Location, location, location: contextualizing organizational research*

Rousseau, Denise M.; Fried, Yitzhak

doi:10.1002/job.78

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“…In order to investigate how situational factors (the risk of terrorism or crime) affect (individual) perceptions and coping strategies, the study applied a cross-level design, as suggested by Rousseau and Fried (2001), taking into account the impact of those contextual variables. To provide insight into perceptions of fear and risk for locations characterised by different forms of danger, several semi-structured interviews with expatriates working in Kenya and South Africa were conducted.…”

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How do you fear? Examining expatriates’ perception of danger and its consequences

Faeth

Kittler

2017

JGM

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Purpose: This study investigates the differing perceptions of fear of expatriates operating in terror-exposed Nairobi and the high-crime environment of Johannesburg and its impact on stress and wellbeing. It illustrates how expatriates cope with the challenges associated with these two regions.Design, methodology, approach: Following an interpretative and inductive research approach, qualitative content analyses were conducted using evidence from in-depth interviews with twelve expatriates in senior management or officer positions within a large global organisation, with respondents based in South Africa and Kenya.Findings: Data suggest that expatriates in the more terrorism exposed context perceive fear less strongly than expatriates in environments categorised by high degrees of conventional crime.Fear seems to relate to physical wellbeing via restricted freedom of movement, but there is little evidence that fear affects mental wellbeing. The study finds that respondents in terror-exposed Nairobi tend to engage more in avoidance-oriented coping strategies, whereas their counterparts in the high-crime environment of Johannesburg predominantly rely on problemfocused coping.Originality, value: This study develops a distinction between terror and conventional crime and contributes with practical insights for assignments into dangerous work environments. The geographic lens of the study provides an in-depth look at expatriation challenges in an arguably neglected regional context. Practical implications: The qualitative design allows practitioners to better understand expatriates' perceptions of fear, its consequences for stress and wellbeing and potential coping strategies expatriates employ. It discusses a set of practical recommendations focussing on the deployment of expatriates assigned to dangerous locations.

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How do you fear? Examining expatriates’ perception of danger and its consequences

Faeth

Kittler

2017

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“…Case studies are a key way to understand the cultural and institutional context as an explanatory factor on the organisational phenomenon under study (Hartley 2004;Rousseau & Fried 2001). This means that case study analysis provides the opportunity to analyse the effects of context such as culture on the phenomenon under study -in this case, SH in organisations.…”

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An exploratory study of sexual harassment in Pakistani organizations

Ali

Kramar

2014

Asia Pac J Manag

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Despite prior research on the influence of national regulatory and cultural factors on sexual harassment (SH) at the workplace, few studies have examined SH, its impact on victims and redress processes in Muslim majority countries (MMCs) such as Pakistan. This study uses neo-institutional theory to develop a more comprehensive framework to explore SH experienced by women at the workplace in Pakistan. Qualitative methodology is adopted to examine employees' and managers' perceptions of SH. Drawing on interviews with working women and human resource managers in six Pakistani organisations, the study demonstrates that even when there are formal policies designed to prevent SH, cultural factors influence policy implementation. It reveals that there is a tension between traditional culture and behaviour consistent with SH policies in the workplace. The study identifies three major factors which influence SH redressal; these are socio-cultural factors (e.g. female modesty), institutional factors (e.g. inappropriate redress procedures), and managerial expertise/ bias.

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“…Rather, discrete dimensions of context make up a tension system or force field (Lewin, 1951) that impinges on behavior (Johns, 1991;Ross & Nisbett, 1991;Rousseau & Fried, 2001). In this sense, the task, social, and physical contexts shape role requirements regardless of whether they are conceptual, interpersonal, or technical/administrative.…”

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The milieu of managerial work: An integrative framework linking work context to role requirements.

Dierdorff

Rubin

Morgeson

2009

Journal of Applied Psychology

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Theoretical and empirical efforts focusing on the interplay between work context and managerial role requirements have been conspicuously absent in the scholarly literature. This paucity exists despite over 60 years of research concerning the requirements of managerial work and with the rather universal recognition that work context meaningfully shapes organizational behavior. The authors developed a theoretical model linking different types of role requirements to different forms of work context. They empirically tested this framework with a nationally representative sample of 8,633 incumbents spanning 52 managerial occupations. Findings from hierarchical linear modeling analyses demonstrated that discrete forms of context (task, social, and physical) exert significant and predictable effects on managerial role requirements.

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Location, location, location: contextualizing organizational research*

Cited by 861 publications

References 34 publications

How do you fear? Examining expatriates’ perception of danger and its consequences

How do you fear? Examining expatriates’ perception of danger and its consequences

An exploratory study of sexual harassment in Pakistani organizations

The milieu of managerial work: An integrative framework linking work context to role requirements.

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