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Psychological Attachment to the Group: Cross-Cultural Differences in Organizational Identification and Subjective Norms as Predictors of Workers' Turnover Intentions

University of Kent at Canterbury, UK, D.Abrams{at}ukc.ac.uk

Kaori Ando

Nagoya University, Japan, i45131a{at}nucc.cc.nagoya-u.acjp

Steve Hinkle

Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, hinkles{at}miamiu.muohio.edu

Two studies used the theory of reasoned action, social identity theory, and Ash forth and Mael's work on organizational identification to predict turnover intentions in Japanese and British commercial and academic organizations. In both studies and in both countries, the authors expected and found that identification with the organization substantially and significantly predicted turnover intentions. Attitudes predicted intentions only in Study 2, and subjective norms significantly predicted intentions across both studies. The authors hypothesized that subjective norms would be a significantly stronger predictor of turnover intentions in a collectivist setting. This prediction was supported. Although social identity is strongly associated with turnover intentions across both cultures, the subjective normative aspects of group membership are significantly more strongly associated in the Japanese organizations.

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 10, 1027-1039 (1998)
DOI: 10.1177/01461672982410001


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