Drawing on neo-institutional and contingency theory, we argue that firms are more likely to use and benefit from a high-potential program when it is accepted and legitimate in and fits with the cultural environment. Drawing on a sample of 1,808 firms from 23 countries, our results provide evidence that the use of high-potential programs is subject to cross-cultural variations, but the pattern is largely inconsistent with predictions derived from neo-institutional theory. We find a positive relationship between the use of high-potential programs and firm performance, but this relationship is not contingent on a firm's cultural environment.

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高潜力项目的前因和绩效后果：企业文化环境的作用


借鉴新制度和权变理论，我们认为，当高潜力计划在文化环境中被接受、合法且适合时，企业更有可能使用高潜力计划并从中受益。我们的研究结果以来自 23 个国家的 1,808 家公司为样本，结果证明高潜力项目的使用会受到跨文化差异的影响，但这种模式在很大程度上与新制度理论的预测不一致。我们发现高潜力项目的使用与公司绩效之间存在正相关关系，但这种关系并不取决于公司的文化环境。