This and other studies do not indicate that cultural influences play a decisive role, although these influences may sometimes ex- plain certain behaviour of migrants, for example, in a higher level of compliance. A deference to authority may have influenced the migrant workers’ (comparatively) positive scores on the ‘Manage- ment safety, commitment and competence’ and ‘Management safety empowerment’ scales. Conversely, the migrant workers may also have been comparing their experiences of working with man- agers in their new country of employment with managers from their native country, where the issue of power may have been practiced more overtly.