The influence of intra-cultural diversity on self-efficacy beliefs: evidence from India

Franziska Engelhard and Ritam Garg

International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, 2018, vol. 16, issue 2, 131-155

Abstract: Taking self-efficacy beliefs as a proxy for work performance, this study aims to explore the impact of intra-cultural diversity on self-efficacy beliefs of Indian employees. Based on Hofstede's cultural dimensions, along with religiosity and religious affiliation, we developed and tested six hypotheses against a dataset of 162 Indian employees. Multivariate regression analysis reveals a significant impact of religious affiliation, masculinity and uncertainty avoidance on self-efficacy beliefs, contradicting previous findings for India in this context. Our study contributes to the cross-cultural research in general and to the emerging literature on intra-cultural diversity in particular.

Keywords: cross-cultural management; Indian culture; self-efficacy; intra-cultural diversity; cultural dimensions; religion; religious affiliation; Indian employees; multinational corporations; India. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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