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Hofstede's model of national cultural differences and their consequences: A triumph of faith - a failure of analysis
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Geert Hofstede’s legendary national culture research is critiqued. Crucial assumptions which underlie his claim to have uncovered the secrets of entire national cultures are described and challenged. The plausibility of systematically causal national cultures is questioned.
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“Notwithstanding its significance and continuing popularity, Hofstede’s framework is certainly not without criticism (McSweeney, 2002, 2009; Minkov, 2018; Nakata, 2009).”
BackgroundDimensions do not exist: A reply to Brendan McSweeney
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- Authors
- McSweeney, B.
- Venue
- Human Relations
- Publisher
- SAGE Publishing
- Published
- 2002-01-01
- Volume
- 55
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 89-118
- ISSN
- 0018-7267 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2146875579
- Cited by
- 2,543
- References
- 4
- FWCI
- 52.98
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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