Antecedents and outcomes of personal mastery: cross-country evidence in Higher Education

This paper contributes to our understanding of personal mastery by providing fresh insights from a cross-national study in Higher Education (HE). It presents findings from a rich sample of informants in two well-established universities in the UK and Vietnam, and develops a framework that illustrate...

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Published in:International journal of human resource management 2013-01, Vol.24 (1), p.167-194
Main Authors: Bui, Hong T.M., Ituma, Afam, Antonacopoulou, Elena
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Contextual analysis
Cross cultural studies
Cross-national analysis
Evidence
Higher Education
National culture
Organizational behavior
organizational learning
personal mastery
Personnel management
United Kingdom
Vietnam
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Summary:This paper contributes to our understanding of personal mastery by providing fresh insights from a cross-national study in Higher Education (HE). It presents findings from a rich sample of informants in two well-established universities in the UK and Vietnam, and develops a framework that illustrates the antecedents and outcomes of personal mastery in the two cultures. The multi-level analysis performed provides valuable insights that extend our current understanding of personal mastery beyond the individual level as it is traditionally theorized. Instead, we are able to show that a number of contextual conditions at the organizational, industry and the national culture that may also have a bearing on the way personal mastery is cultivated. By contributing a richer account of the multifaceted nature of personal mastery, the paper draws attention to a range of implications for both future research and practice. In particular, it invites practitioners in HE to apply the theories they develop in practice.
ISSN:0958-5192
1466-4399
DOI:10.1080/09585192.2012.669781