Title: Face, harmony, and social structure : an analysis of organizational behavior across cultures /
Authors: Earley, P. Christopher
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 1997
Subjects: Organizational behavior Cross-cultural studies.; Self-perception Cross-cultural studies.
Abstract: Face, Harmony, and Social Structure continues author P. Christopher Earley's investigations of the differences among people within organizations in different cultures. The concept of "face," as set forth by Earley, is a reflection of the individual's struggle for self-definition and understanding, of which a key component is a positioning of self relative to others in a social setting. Face is at the heart of social behavior and provides a consistent linking mechanism to understand behavior across cultures.