The Ubiquity of Meeting Lateness! A Cross-Cultural Investigation of the Small to Moderate Effects of Workplace Meeting Lateness
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7738744 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joseph A Allen (0000-0002-3894-3405, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, USA, corresponding author), Nale Lehmann-Willenbrock (Universität Hamburg), Nale Lehmann‐Willenbrock (0000-0003-3346-5894, Universität Hamburg), Annika L Meinecke (0000-0001-7551-563X, Universität Hamburg), Nicole Landowski (University of Washington, Seattle, USA), Steven G Rogelberg (University of North Carolina at Charlotte), Lorenzo Lucianetti (0000-0001-7030-186X, University of Chieti and Pescara, Italy), Jiajin Tong (0000-0001-9394-2328, Peking University, Beijing, China), Hector P Madrid (0000-0003-1925-6156, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 351-381 |
| Publication date | 2021-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cross-Cultural Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1069-3971 • E-ISSN: 1552-3578 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/10693971211024193 |
| OpenAlex | W3168253071 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 56 |
Meeting lateness—that is, meetings starting past the pre-scheduled time—can be viewed as a disruption to the temporal pacing of work. Previous research in the United States indicates that late meetings produce less optimal outcomes, but empirical insights concerning the extent to which experiences of meeting lateness are similar or different across different cultures remain sparse. While prior work suggests differences in how individuals from different cultures experience time-related phenomena, globalization trends suggest increasing similarities in employees’ work experiences, and potentially similar experiences of meeting lateness across different cultural settings. We explore this idea in a cross-cultural study of meeting lateness in China, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and the United States. We empirically establish the cross-cultural relevance of meeting lateness and their generally negative outcome. We show how meeting lateness relates to perceptions of impaired meeting processes, meeting outcomes, and group-related attitudes across cultures. We discuss these findings in light of extending meeting science to different cultures as well as contributions to the debate between cross-cultural differences versus globalization tendencies
Cross-cultural · Cultural diversity · Globalization · Perception · Political science · Public relations · Relevance (law · Sociology · Work (physics · Engineering · International Student and Expatriate Challenges · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Psychology · Team Dynamics and Performance
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |