Individualism–collectivism and tenure intent among knowledge workers in India and Bulgaria: Moderating effects of equity perceptions and task interdependence

• Published in: Journal of high technology management research Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 201 - 209
• Main Authors: Ramamoorthy, Nagarajan, Flood, Patrick C., Kulkarni, Subodh P., Gupta, Amit
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Greenwich Elsevier Inc 2014; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Collectivism; Distributive justice; Employee attitude; Employees; Equity; Individualism; Organization theory; Perceptions; Studies; Task interdependence; Tenure; Tenure Intent; Bulgaria; India; Equity; Task interdependence; Distributive justice; Tenure Intent; Collectivism; Individualism
• ISSN: 1047-8310; 1879-1638
• DOI: 10.1016/j.hitech.2014.07.005

In the present study, using a sample of 367 employees (219 from India and 148 from Bulgaria), we examined whether task interdependence and equity perceptions moderated the relationship between individualism–collectivism orientation and tenure intent. Results indicated that employees with a higher level of collectivism orientation tended to report greater intent to stay with the organization. Further, employees with a higher level of individualism orientation reported greater intent to stay with the organization when task interdependence was lower and equity perceptions were higher. Employees with a higher level of collectivism reported greater intent to stay with the organization when equity perceptions were higher regardless of whether tasks were interdependent or not. Finally, employees, regardless of their individualism or collectivism orientation, reported the lowest tenure intent when tasks were highly interdependent and equity perceptions were low. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.