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A Typology of Management Studies Involving Culture
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In this article, the authors delineate six approaches to cross-cultural management issues: parochial, ethnocentric, polycentric, comparative, geocentric and synergistic.Abstract:
As a methodological review, this paper delineates 6 approaches to researching cross-cultural management issues: parochial, ethnocentric, polycentric, comparative, geocentric, and synergistic. For each approach, assumptions are discussed concerning the similarity and difference across cultures and the extent to which management phenomena are or are not universal. The primary types of management questions which can be addressed using each approach are clarified. Main methodological issues which must be addressed are listed.read more
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Culture′s Consequences: International Differences in Work-Related Values
TL;DR: In his book Culture's Consequences, Geert Hofstede proposed four dimensions on which the differences among national cultures can be understood: Individualism, Power Distance, Uncertainty Avoidance and Masculinity as mentioned in this paper.
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Cross-cultural research methods
TL;DR: Cross-cultural studies are necessary for the complete development of theories in environmental research as discussed by the authors since no one culture contains all environmental conditions that can affect human behavior, and no one country contains all possible types of man-made changes of the physical environment, nor all of the manmade adaptations to natural conditions such as climate, noise, air quality and potential hazards.
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The Analysis of Subjective Culture.
William W. Lambert,Harry C. Triandis,Vasso Vassiliou,George Vassiliou,Yasumasa Tanaka,A. V. Shanmugam +5 more
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Managing Cultural Differences
TL;DR: The Managing Cultural Differences (MCD) as mentioned in this paper is a popular textbook for international business and cross-cultural management courses and is required course reading for undergraduates, postgraduates, and MBA students.