Socially desirable response sets: The impact of country culture

2000 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen L. Middleton ◽  
Jeri Lynn Jones
Keyword(s):  
Desirable Response ◽  
Response Sets ◽  
Country Culture ◽  
The Impact

The moderating role of cultural factors in the adoption of mobile banking in Brazil

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre da C. Goularte ◽  
Silvia Novaes Zilber
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Behavioral Intention ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
Mobile Banking ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Cultural Variables ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Country Culture ◽  
The Impact

Purpose This study aims to evaluate the impact of country culture, represented by Hofstede cultural dimensions, in the adoption of Brazilian mobile banking services. Design/methodology/approach Based on the replication of a theoretical model previously tested in Mozambique (Africa) that combines the extended version of the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT2) with the five Hofstede cultural dimensions, this study tested that model in another emerging country, Brazil, using partial least squares (PLS) as a modeling method. Findings Replication showed that the cultural dimensions do not present strong significance in the moderation of the use of mobile banking. In fact, out of the five dimensions tested, three were not significant and two showed weak significance (p < 0.10): collectivism and short-term orientation. Those results, contrasting with that one presented by Baptista and Oliveira (2015), made sense under Ajzen’s theory (1991) – the TPB, leading to the conclusion that the moderation of cultural dimensions on behavior use is not applicable. Originality/value The authors concluded that the tested model may not be adherent, finding a theoretical gap to be explored in future studies: the moderation of the behavioral intention by cultural variables proposed by Hofstede. That finding supported the proposition of a new theoretical model, which considers the moderation of cultural dimensions in another place: behavioral intention to use mobile banking instead of the behavior use, as proposed by Baptista and Oliveira (2015). So, based on the research results and based on some authors cited in this study (Choi et al., 2014; Chou, 2013; Srite and Karahanna, 2006), it is proposed to insert Hofstede cultural variables as moderators of independent variables on the behavioral intention.

scholarly journals Optical Wireless Network Design for Off-Body-Sensor Based Monitoring

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. B. Hoang ◽  
S. Sahuguede ◽  
A. Julien-Vergonjanne
Keyword(s):  
Health Monitoring ◽  
Visible Light Communication ◽  
The Body ◽  
Sensor Data ◽  
Body Parts ◽  
Optical Technology ◽  
Wireless Network Design ◽  
Response Sets ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
The Impact

In this article, we propose an all-optical bidirectional wireless communication system for off-body sensor communication. Optical technology uses infrared (IR) for uplinks and visible light communication (VLC) for downlinks. From numerical simulations, we discuss the impact of body sensor positions on IR and VLC channels. Our goal is to evaluate the possibilities of using optical technology to transmit sensor data for extreme positions such as the ankle, for which the presence of the body creates blockages. In addition, we also consider the variations in orientation of transceivers due to random mobility of body parts during normal movement. Based on a statistical approach, we evaluate performance in terms of outage probability using channel impulse response sets corresponding to the studied scenario, which is health monitoring. Considering a given quality of service, we address trade-offs related to emitting power and data rate. We discuss the results regarding sensor node position and body reflectivity specifically for ankle sensors, corresponding to an extreme but realistic position in the health-monitoring context.

scholarly journals A Tight Spot: How Personality Moderates the Impact of Social Norms on Sojourner Adaptation

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 333-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolas Geeraert ◽  
Ren Li ◽  
Colleen Ward ◽  
Michele Gelfand ◽  
Kali A. Demes
Keyword(s):  
Social Norms ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Exchange Students ◽  
Home Culture ◽  
Host Culture ◽  
Intercultural Exchange ◽  
Interactionist Perspective ◽  
Country Culture ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
The Impact

How do you navigate the norms of your new culture when living abroad? Taking an interactionist perspective, we examined how contextual factors and personality traits jointly affect sojourners’ adaptation to the host-country culture. We hypothesized that tightness (strong, rigidly imposed norms) of the host culture would be associated with lower levels of adaptation and that tightness of the home culture would be associated with higher levels of adaptation. Further, we proposed that the impact of tightness should be dependent on personality traits associated with navigating social norms (agreeableness, conscientiousness, and honesty-humility). We analyzed longitudinal data from intercultural exchange students ( N = 889) traveling from and to 23 different countries. Multilevel modeling showed that sojourners living in a tighter culture had poorer adaptation than those in a looser culture. In contrast, sojourners originating from a tighter culture showed better adaptation. The negative effect of cultural tightness was moderated by agreeableness and honesty-humility but not conscientiousness.

scholarly journals The impact of country culture on the adoption of new forms of work organization

2011 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 297-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raffaella Cagliano ◽  
Federico Caniato ◽  
Ruggero Golini ◽  
Annachiara Longoni ◽  
Evelyn Micelotta
Keyword(s):  
Work Organization ◽  
Country Culture ◽  
New Forms Of Work ◽  
The Impact

The Beck Depression Inventory: Item Order and the Impact of Response Sets

1990 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 224-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Grant Dahlstrom ◽  
Jeffrey Brooks ◽  
Cynthia Peterson
Keyword(s):  
Beck Depression Inventory ◽  
Item Order ◽  
Response Sets ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Health and culture: National and individual drivers of preference for professional medical help

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
I Leijen ◽  
H van Herk
Keyword(s):  
Personal Values ◽  
International Health ◽  
Health Care Research ◽  
Minor Role ◽  
Healthcare Use ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Country Culture ◽  
Self Transcendence ◽  
A Minor ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Preferences for professional medical healthcare in case of non-acute medical situations influence a major amount of healthcare use, and vary strongly across countries. Personal values and country culture have been shown to be important predictors of human preferences in many areas. We therefore investigated the impact of both individual and country-level characteristics across Europe on individual healthcare preferences related to non-acute medical conditions. Methods Data from 17,710 individuals from 16 European countries were analysed using a multi-level approach, simultaneously including individual- and country level predictors. Results Healthcare preferences were explained by both human values (Conservation γ = 0.097, p &lt; .01, Self Enhancement γ = 0.038, p &lt; .05) and trust in the doctor (γ 0.054, p &lt; .01). Socio-demographics played a minor role. Societal tightness-looseness (TL) strongly predicted healthcare use preferences on the country level (γ 0.109, p &lt; .05). Also TL enhanced the relation between conservation and preference (γ 0.024, p &lt;.05), and decreased the relation between self-enhancement and preference (γ -0.021, p &lt;.01). Conclusions Our results suggest that healthcare behavior is related to people's motivations and the extent to which the society they live in is more tight or loose. Stronger conservation values increase preference for professional medical care, while self-transcendence- and openness-to-change values decrease preference. Societal tightness is positively related to preference on the country level. Furthermore, in tight societies the effect of conservation is enhanced and the effect of self enhancement is suppressed, related to an additional higher preference for professional medical help. Our results may help key actors within the health system to predict and channel healthcare choice behavior across and within nations. Key messages Culture plays an important role in developing a preference for medical help, on both individual as well as country level. Personal values the as well as cultural tightness looseness are fruitful tools for the analysis of national and international health care research.

The impact of expatriates’ home country culture on their time to proficiency: empirical evidence from the Indian context

2016 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 401-422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie-France Waxin ◽  
Chris Brewster ◽  
Nicholas Ashill ◽  
Jean-Louis Chandon
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Home Country ◽  
Indian Context ◽  
Country Culture ◽  
The Impact

The Beck Depression Inventory: Item Order and the Impact of Response Sets

1990 ◽  
Vol 55 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 224-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Grant Dahlstrom ◽  
Jeffrey D. Brooks ◽  
Cynthia D. Peterson
Keyword(s):  
Beck Depression Inventory ◽  
Item Order ◽  
Response Sets ◽  
The Impact

Gender Relations in Recent Chinese Migration to Australia

2003 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 361-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Wei Da
Keyword(s):  
Gender Roles ◽  
Gender Role ◽  
Gender Relations ◽  
Women Migrants ◽  
Republic Of China ◽  
The Social ◽  
Country Culture ◽  
Chinese Migration ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Impact

The study frames its exploration of gender relations among recent migrants from the People's Republic of China to Australia from theory in two fields: migration studies and gender roles. Based on interviews of recent Chinese migrants to Australia, findings suggest that gender role performances are strategic and flexible. Women actively engage in international migration. The mobility of women is contingent on their education, occupation, language skill and networks. Neither do conventional migration models or gender role theories render clear explanations of the gender roles exhibited by women migrants in the sample. Rather, the impact of migration on gender relations is multifaceted, individualized and cultural. Women's expectations of men involved elements of tradition, modernity and some degree of ambivalence. The findings suggest the importance of considering the social context, culture and social class of migrants in the home country when discussing the gender relations of migrants in the process of settlement in the host country. The study calls for country/culture-specific approach and suggests a fresh way of studying gender relations among the Chinese in a globalizing era.

Susceptibility of the Modernity Scale to Socially Desirable Response Sets

1981 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 689-690 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary K. Leak
Keyword(s):  
Social Desirability ◽  
Socially Desirable Responding ◽  
Social Desirability Scale ◽  
Desirable Response ◽  
Response Sets ◽  
The Social ◽  
Two Measures

The present study reports an assessment of the Edwards Social Desirability Scale Values for Gough's Modernity Scale, as well as scale correlates with two measures of tendencies to make socially desirable responses. Analysis of the Social Desirability Scale Values indicates that the Modernity Scale is not confounded with socially desirable responding. Further, scores on neither the Crowne-Marlowe Social Desirability Scale nor the Edwards Social Desirability scale cotrelated significantly with those on the Modernity Scale.

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