... (Johns, 2008). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 National cultures Employees behaviour Absenteeism Multinational companies Absence legitimacy Cross‐cultural Hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) Locus of control Work centrality Historically, absenteeism from work has been...

...Sunil Venaik; Yunxia Zhu; Paul Brewer Purpose The purpose of this paper is to critically examine, theoretically and empirically, the two time orientation dimensions – long‐term orientation (LTO) and future orientation (FO) – in the national culture models of Hofstede and GLOBE, respectively...

... structure. Susan Forquer Gupta can be contacted at: sgupta@monmouth.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 This paper presents the results of an initial test of a mid‐level theory framework integrating national culture value dimensions with managerial decision making. The framework...

... of communication in popular culture. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Korea United States of America Consumer behaviour Mobile technology Product design National cultures Smartphones Cross‐cultural comparison Aesthetics Usability It has recently been brought to Emerald's...

... and recent knowledge of the cross‐cultural dynamics in change management projects, which would prove useful to change managers throughout the world. Originality/value This research is recent and is extensive in its examination of the effects of national cultures on change management initiatives...

... in 1980. Finally, in response to the stability criticism towards Hofstede's framework, this paper tests the cultural impact on FDI by applying both the Hofstede and GLOBE cultural scores. To understand the impact of national cultural difference on FDI, we first examine the relationship between national...

... Group Publishing Limited 2011 Canada Morocco National cultures Workplace training Trainer attitudes Credibility Trainers' credibility RQ1. What factors do you, as a training participant, feel, believe and understand to influence corporate trainers' credibility...

... to process information and thus more disruptive to team performance in Mexico than in the USA. This suggests the following hypothesis: Danielle Cooper can be contacted at: danielle.cooper@unt.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 United States of America Mexico National cultures...

... in a meaningful way, creating an active learning environment fostering academic excellence. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 China National cultures International business Business analysis Cross‐cultural considerations Cross‐cultural leadership The primary subject matter...

...Evangelos Tsoukatos; Carmen Rodrigues‐Santos; Michael Vieregge; Simon Quick Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore possible changes in national culture for generations X and Y members from selected Asian national cultures and the impact on cross‐cultural negotiations. Design...

... States of America Ethics National cultures Managers The development of a strong ability to predict the behavior of foreign business partners cannot be underestimated as the global economy continues to influence trade patterns worldwide. Trade between Peru and the USA has been growing steadily...

... Publishing Limited 2011 Business communication China Colour Value Narratives National cultures The global significance of China‐as‐a‐market in both consumer and business‐to‐business contexts is growing rapidly. Many aspects of Chinese culture have oscillated at the focus of interest...

... national culture (NC) and communication satisfaction (CS) of multicultural teams at universities. Design/methodology/approach The study used a quantitative research design and used quantitative instruments to collect data from 338 faculty members from different countries including professors, associate...

... evidences the unflagging interest in Hofstede's ideas. © Company 2011 Culture National cultures Sociology Based on his IBM‐based research from around 1970, Dutch Social Psychologist and Organizational Anthropologist Geert Hofstede created a new paradigm for the study of cultural...

... of market segmentation, particularly among Chinese populations. Matthew Yeung can be contacted at: myeung@ouhk.edu.hk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Hong Kong China National cultures Consumer behaviour Market segmentation Rokeach (1973 , p. 14) defines values...

... over those who do not. Originality/value This work challenges the conventional view that the Chinese have preserved homogeneous values, and provides a case in which there is a danger in using the nation‐state as a surrogate for culture and as a unit of analysis. China National cultures...

... an intercultural perspective. This study is also one of few that utilize a qualitative approach to examine intercultural conflict management in a workplace. Wenli Yuan can be contacted at: wyuan@kean.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 National cultures Conflict management Employee...

... of French and British firms are analysed to examine the impact of national culture on their objectives and preferred political strategies. Findings The findings suggest possible relationships between the cultural dimensions elaborated by Hofstede and the different components of corporate political...

... and Singaporeans. Australia Singapore National cultures Multinational companies Workplace The signing of the Singapore‐Australia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) in 2003 reflected the long standing and close relationship between Singapore and Australia. The two countries enjoy close economic links...

... caring, love and obedience to their sons and daughters and as both mature, the children give back in return (Ng et al., 2002). Jan Selmer can be contacted at: selmer@asb.dk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 China Older workers Expatriates National cultures...