TY - JOUR
T1 - MODESTY BIAS IN SELF‐RATINGS OF PERFORMANCE
T2 - A TEST OF THE CULTURAL RELATIVITY HYPOTHESIS
AU - JIAYUANYU,
AU - MURPHY, KEVIN R.
PY - 1993/6
Y1 - 1993/6
N2 - Although self‐ratings of performance are usually higher than ratings obtained from supervisors, Farh, Dobbins, and Cheng (1991) found that Taiwanese workers exhibited modesty bias (i.e., self‐ratings that were lower than supervisory ratings). They explained their findings in terms of broad cultural differences between Taiwanese and Western workers. To test this cultural relativity hypothesis, we replicated their study using data from several organizations in mainland China. As is typically found in Western research, Chinese workers showed leniency in self‐ratings (i.e., self‐ratings that were higher than supervisor or peer ratings), which suggests that broad cultural factors do not explain the modesty bias reported by Farh et al.
AB - Although self‐ratings of performance are usually higher than ratings obtained from supervisors, Farh, Dobbins, and Cheng (1991) found that Taiwanese workers exhibited modesty bias (i.e., self‐ratings that were lower than supervisory ratings). They explained their findings in terms of broad cultural differences between Taiwanese and Western workers. To test this cultural relativity hypothesis, we replicated their study using data from several organizations in mainland China. As is typically found in Western research, Chinese workers showed leniency in self‐ratings (i.e., self‐ratings that were higher than supervisor or peer ratings), which suggests that broad cultural factors do not explain the modesty bias reported by Farh et al.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1744-6570.1993.tb00878.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1744-6570.1993.tb00878.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:21144475580
SN - 0031-5826
VL - 46
SP - 357
EP - 363
JO - Personnel Psychology
JF - Personnel Psychology
IS - 2
ER -