Supervisory Behavior and Worker Satisfaction in the United States, Mexico, and Spain

Abstract

The increasing economic interdependence of nations and cultures is reflected in growing international trade, multinational corporations, and other international businesspartnerships. There is a growing concern over whether United States business practices and management theories are appropriate for non-U.S. management theoryexplaining the relationship between worker satisfaction and supervisory behavior intwo countries, namely, Spain and Mexico. Survey data were collected in the threecountries and analyzed via confirmatory factor analysis and path analysis. Theresults provided favorable support for strong applicability of U.S. theory to Spain andpartial applicability to Mexico. Survey data were collected in the three countries andanalyzed via confirmatory factor analysis and path analysis. The results providedfavorable support for strong applicability of U.S. theory to Spain and partialapplicability to Mexico. The results and implications were discussed in light ofHofstede's power distance construct.