TY  - JOUR
AB  - The objective of this study was to test Ting‐Toomey's (1988a) theory on conflict face‐negotiation. More specifically, the study examined the relationship between face maintenance dimensions and conflict styles in Japan, China, South Korea, Taiwan, and the United States. The results were summarized as follows: (1) Cultural variability of individualism‐collectivism influences two face maintenance dimensions—self‐face concern and other‐face concern; (2) Cultural variability influences conflict styles, with U.S. members using a higher degree of dominating conflict style than their Japanese and Korean cohorts, and the Chinese and Taiwanese members using a higher degree of obliging and avoiding conflict management styles than their U.S. counterparts; (3) Overall, face maintenance dimensions served as better predictors to conflict styles rather than conflict styles to face dimensions; (4) Self‐face maintenance was associated strongly with dominating conflict style, and other‐face maintenance was associated strongly with avoiding, integrating, and compromising styles of conflict management. Directions for future testing of the conflict face‐negotiation theory were proffered.
VL  - 2
IS  - 4
SN  - 1044-4068
DO  - 10.1108/eb022702
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/eb022702
AU  - Ting‐Toomey Stella
AU  - Gao Ge
AU  - Trubisky Paula
AU  - Yang Zhizhong
AU  - Soo Kim Hak
AU  - Lin Sung‐Ling
AU  - Nishida Tsukasa
PY  - 1991
Y1  - 1991/01/01
TI  - CULTURE, FACE MAINTENANCE, AND STYLES OF HANDLING INTERPERSONAL CONFLICT: A STUDY IN FIVE CULTURES
T2  - International Journal of Conflict Management
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 275
EP  - 296
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -