Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal: Volume 17 Issue 1

Workplace stress and well‐being across cultures: research and practice

Ronald J. Burke

This paper aims to raise some important questions for cross‐cultural research on occupational stress and well‐being and sets the stage for the five papers in the special issue.

Organizational stress, psychological strain, and work outcomes in six national contexts: A closer look at the moderating influences of coping styles and decision latitude

Rabi S. Bhagat, Balaji Krishnan, Terry A. Nelson, Karen Moustafa Leonard, David L. Ford, Tejinder K. Billing

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the moderating roles of two distinct styles of coping and decision latitude on the relationship between three facets of role stress and…

Work‐family conflict in East vs Western countries

Zaiton Hassan, Maureen F. Dollard, Anthony H. Winefield

The purpose of this paper is to advance the understanding of both directions of work‐family conflict (WFC), work interference with family (WIF) and family interference with work…

Stress and psychological well‐being in UK and Malaysian fire fighters

Mohd Dahlan A. Malek, Kathryn Mearns, Rhona Flin

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship among sources of stress, coping strategy, job satisfaction and psychological well‐being and to examine the roles of coping…

Stress episode in aviation: the case of China

Louise Tourigny, Vishwanath V. Baba, Xiaoyun Wang

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of role stressors on job stress among airline employees in mainland China. More specifically, the aggravating effects of…

Work hours, work intensity, satisfactions and psychological well‐being among hotel managers in China

Lisa Fiksenbaum, Wang Jeng, Mustafa Koyuncu, Ronald J. Burke

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship of work intensity and of work hours on potential antecedents and work and well‐being consequences.