An Examination of Hispanic and General Population Perceptions of Organizational Environments.

Abstract

Hui's (1984) measure of collectivism was correlated with several scales that measure allocentric vs. idiocentric tendencies. It was found that those scoring high on Hui's measure do have values that are most allocentric (value COOPERATION, EQUALITY, HONESTY) and those who score low have values that are more idiocentric (value COMFORTABLE LIFE, COMPETITION, PLEASURE, and SOCIAL RECOGNITION). Allocentrism was found, in a sample of college students, to be linked to more social support and to a better quality of social support; individualism was found linked to achievement motivation, alienation, anomie and greater reported loneliness. Implications for the recruitment and retention of Hispanics in the U.S. Navy are discussed. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA147569

Entities

People

  • F. L. Clack
  • Harry C. Triandis
  • M. J. Villarcal

Organizations

  • University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civilian Personnel
  • Families (Human)
  • Health Services
  • Human Behavior
  • Human Resources
  • Military Research
  • Naval Air Stations
  • Naval Operations
  • New York
  • Personality
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Psychology
  • Resource Management
  • Social Psychology
  • Students
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Organizational Psychology.