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Marcela Peterson Organizations often rely on norms and procedures to maintain order. In some contexts, as shown in the research of Chan and Gelfand (1996), this tightening of rules — known as tightness  — creates environments where deviation is minimally tolerated. In others, flexibility ( looseness ) allows for freer interpretation of norms, encouraging adaptation and creativity. This cultural difference is more than an academic curiosity; it shows up directly in the daily life of companies....

Marcela Peterson In people management processes, we often rely on detailed job descriptions, as if work were a fixed, stable entity independent of the person performing it. This logic underpins traditional job analysis. But Sanchez and Levine (2009) remind us that, although methodologically rigorous, this perspective is limited when we try to align human behavior with organizational strategy. Competency modeling emerges precisely to fill this gap. Instead of merely describing what is already...

Vincent Cheng Jo Rhodes Peter Lok  Keywords:  Chinese Culture, Strategic Decision-Making, Organizational Performance, Collective Orientation, Guanxi The Study:  This research examined how Chinese cultural values shape strategic decision-making processes and affect organizational performance. An integrative framework was developed to explore the interplay between cultural characteristics, decision-making styles, and performance outcomes among overseas Chinese managers. Data were collected from...