The relationship between cosmopolitan-local orientation and job performance

The relationships between cosmopolitan-local orientation and measures of job performance were examined for 150 technical employees in 3 architectural firms. The hypotheses were based upon the requirements for professional recognition and organizational effectiveness. As predicted, cosmopolitan-local orientation emerged from a factor analysis as two independent dimensions. Cosmopolitan orientation was positively related to supervisor ratings of following prescribed work hours and supervisor and co-worker ratings of impressing others. Local orientation was positively related to co-worker ratings of task performance and negatively related to co-worker ratings of impressing others. Implications of the results for organizational strategies to promote cosmopolitan and local orientations are discussed.