Post:	Emeritus Professor
Location:	JMS Building 5D16
Email:	P.Smith@sussex.ac.uk
Telephone numbers
Internal:	8914
UK:	(01273) 678914
International:	+44 1273 678914

Biography

BA, Ph.D Cambridge.

I have held teaching posts at Sussex since 1966, and am now retired from a fulltime appointment. I was appointed Professor of Social Psychology in 1994. From 1994 to 2001 I was editor of the Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. From 2002-2004, I was President of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology.

Research

My principal interests are in cross-cultural psychology. In recent years, I have completed a series of studies focussed upon aspects of managerial behaviour in more than 60 nations. My current project concerns the ways in which persons working with those from other nations handle the specific types of problems that arise.

Teaching

I supervise doctoral research, but am no longer engaged in undergraduate teaching. 

Selected publications

2007

How do organizations allocate rewards? The predictive validity of national values, economic and organizational factors across six nations (with R. Fischer, B.Richey and M.C. Ferreira) in Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology Volume 38 pp. 3-18

Towards studies of organizational behaviour with greater local relevance in Revista de Psicologia (Peru) Volume 25 pp. 177-196

Unity and diversity in Arab managerial styles. (with M. Achoui and C. Harb) in International Journal of Cross-Cultural Management Volume 7 pp. 275-290

2006

Social identity theory in cross-cultural perspective (with Karen Long) Hove: Psychology Press pp. 153-169

Understanding social psychology across cultures: Living and working in a changing world (with M.H. Bond and C. Kagitcibasi) London: Sage

When elephants fight the grass gets trampled: The GLOBE and Hofstede projects in Journal of International Business Studies Volume 37 pp. 915-921

Who cares about justice? The moderating role of values on the link between organizational justice and work behaviour (with R. Fischer) in Applied Psychology: An International Review Volume 55 pp. 541-562

2005

Auto-stereotyping and national identity in the Spanish context (with C. Matera, M. Giannini and A. Blanco) in Interamerican Journal of Psychology Volume 39 pp. 83-92

Demographic effects on the use of vertical sources of guidance by managers in widely differing cultural contexts (with M.F. Peterson) in International Journal of Cross-Cultural Management Volume 5 pp. 5-26

Is there an indigenous European social psychology? in International Journal of Psychology Volume 40 pp. 254-262

National Character Does Not Reflect Mean Personality Trait Levels in 49 Cultures (with A. Terracciano, R.R. McCrae and P. B. Smith) in Science Volume 310 (5745) pp. 96-100

Personality profiles of cultures: Aggregate personality traits (with R.R. McCrae and A. Terracciano) in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology Volume 89 pp. 407-425

Positive auto-sterotyping and self-construal as predictors of national identification (with M. Giannini, K. Helkama and J. Maczynski) in International Review of Social Psychology Volume 18

Universal features of personality traits from the observer¿s perspective : data from 50 cultures (with R.R. McCrae and A. Terracciano) in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology Volume 88 pp. 547-561

2004

Acquiescent response bias as an aspect of cultural communication style. in Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology Volume 35 pp. 50-61

Leader reliance on subordinates across nations that differ in development and climate. (with van der Vliert, E.) in The Leadership Quarterly Volume 15 pp. 381-403

Nations, cultures and individuals: New perspectives and old dilemmas in Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology Volume 35 pp. 6-12

Values and culture C.D. Spielberger, ed., in Handbook of applied psychology The Hague: Elsevier pp. 633-640

Values and organizational justice: Performance and seniority based allocation criteria in the UK and Germany. (with Ronald Fischer) in Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology Volume 35 pp. 669-688

2003

Honouring culture scientifically when doing social psychology (with M.H. Bond) M.A. Hogg & J. Cooper, ed., in Sage Handbook of Social Psychology London: Sage pp. 43-61

In search of Nordic management styles (with J.A. Andersen, B. Ekelund and G. Graversen) in Scandianvian Journal of Management Volume 19 pp. 491-507

Leaders’ sources of guidance and the challenge of working across cultures W.H. Mobley & P. Dorfman, ed., in Advances on Global Leadership Greenwich, CT: JAI Press Volume 3 pp. 167-182

Meeting the challenge of cultural difference D. Tjosvold & K.Leung, ed., in Cross-cultural foundations: Traditions for managing in a cross-cultural world Aldershot: Ashgate pp. 59-72

Profiling the politically violent in Pakistan: Self-construals and values (with N. Khan) in Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology Volume 9 pp. 277-295

Reward allocation and culture: A meta-analysis (with R. Fischer) in Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology Volume 34 pp. 251-268

The sociocultural contexts of decision-making in organizations (with M.F. Peterson, S. Miranda and V.M. Haskell) Cambridge: Cambridge University Press pp. 512-555

2002

Cultural values, sources of guidance and their relevance to managerial behaviour. (with Peterson, M.F. and Schwartz, S.H.) in Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology Volume 33 pp. 188-208

Organizational justice: The role of individual and situational factors P. Boski, F van de Vijver, A. Chodynicka, ed., in New directions in cross-cultural psychology Warsaw: Academy of Sciences

2001

Cross-cultural industrial/organizational psychology (with R. Fischer and N.J. Sale) in International Review of Industrail and Organizational Psychology Volume 16 pp. 147-194

Cross-cultural leadership (with M. F. Peterson) Oxford: Blackwell pp. 277-300

Cross-cultural psychology: Where next? in Psychology and Developing Societies Volume 13 pp. 131-151

Cross-cultural studies of social influence D. Matsumoto, ed., in Handbook of culture and psychology Oxford: Oxford University Press pp. 361-374

Job attitudes and organizational justice in joint venture hotels in China: The role of expatriate managers (with K. Leung and Z.M.Wang) in International Journal of Human Resource Management Volume 12 pp. 926-945

Self-concept, identification and national identity (with J. Maczynski and K. Helkama) in Polish Journal of Applied Psychology Volume 1 pp. 133-148

1999

The search for indigenous psychologies: data from Turkey and the former USSR (with U Ongel) Applied Psychology: An International Review: Applied Psychology: An International Review Volume 48 pp. 465 - 480 ISBN 0269-994X

1997

Does national culture or ambient temperature explain cross-national differences in role stress? No sweat! (with M Peterson) Academy of Management Journal: Academy of Management Journal Volume 40 pp. 930 - 946 ISBN 0001-4273

Job satisfaction in joint venture hotels in China: an organizational justice analysis (with K Leung, Z Wang and H Sun) Journal of International Business Studies: Journal of International Business Studies Volume 27 pp. 947 - 962 ISBN 0047-2506

1996

Cross-cultural social and organizational psychology (with M Bond) Annual Review of Psychology: Annual Review of Psychology Volume 47 pp. 205 - 235 ISBN 0066-4308