Situated Cultural Fit: Value Congruence, Perceptual Accuracy, and the Interpersonal Transmission of Culture

摘要: Why are some people more successful than others at fitting in culturally over time? Prior research has offered divergent and seemingly inconsistent answers to this question. One perspective highlighted the importance of shared values shaping behavior, while another emphasized role situational cues ability read group’s cultural code. We develop a theoretical account that reconciles these competing perspectives. Drawing on dual-process theories culture cognition distinction between constrained unconstrained situations, we situated theory fit. argue matter for behavior situations--in particular, choice remain or voluntarily exit from organization. In contrast, perceptual accuracy matters situations--specifically, capacity exhibit real-time linguistic conformity with peers. further show person’s both influenced by observations others’ whereas value congruence is less susceptible peer influence. email survey data mid-sized technology firm, use tools computational linguistics machine learning longitudinal measures cognitive behavioral also take advantage reorganization produced quasi-exogenous shifts employees’ interlocutors identify causal impact discuss implications findings person-culture fit, change transmission, models cognition, pairing surveys digital trace data.