Achievement Motive of Brazilian, Israeli and US Managers

Abstract

The major objective of the study was to analyze the structure and relative strength of the achievement motive of managers from various cultural environments. The Achievement Motive Questionnaire (AMQ), devised to assess achievement tendencies of subjects from various cultural backgrounds, was applied. It was hypothesized that although the basic structure of the domain would be similar there would be differences in the relative strength of the achievement motive in the various samples. Based on the responses of 202 Brazilian, 114 Israeli and 132 US managers, the main hypotheses were supported. The relative strength of achievement motive was different in the samples. The US managers were found to be highest on almost all items. The Brazilian managers were found to be higher than their Israeli colleagues in readiness to confront oneself with uncertainty, and difficulty, while the Israeli respondents were higher in readiness to confront oneself with personal responsibility, and with solving problems.