... cultures, based on Hofstede's model. The goal of those studies was to involve culture in the design of social and economic development policies. Studies of this kind should be founded on empirically sound models or else they can result in the formulation of flawed policies. Originality/value...

...Shaista E. Khilji; Edward F. Murphy; Regina A. Greenwood; Bahaudin G. Mujtaba Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to expand the burgeoning research, which provides evidence relating to the influence of religion upon work-related values. Design/methodology/approach – The authors employed...

...Simon L. Dolan; Annick Y. van Hattem; Carolin Ossenkop; Josje S.E. Dikkers; Claartje J. Vinkenburg Purpose – Even though both values and life roles are intensively studied topics, limited research has been conducted regarding the association between the two. In the context of the Dutch public...

...Simon L. Dolan; Rachel Gabel-Shemueli; Ben Capell Purpose – The purpose of this research is to identify and analyze the core values of the Peruvian public sector in the particular context of recent public management reforms. Design/methodology/approach – After distinguishing between...

...Simon L. Dolan; S. Kubra Canhilal; Elio Borgonovi; Elio Vera Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to explore the values in the public sector in Italy using the tri-axial model and explore the reasons why these values are important for the Italian public sector. Design/methodology/approach...

...Simon L. Dolan; Eliete Bernal Arellano; Andre Wakamatsu; Rodolfo Ribas Purpose – The paper aims to identify the prevailing values of the public sector in Brazil, based on the tri-axial model. The study proposes to capture the dynamics between different values axes of Brazilian public sector...

... and human well‐being that can give rise to the next major transformation in business and thinking. The proposed care definition, and especially, its comparison to the knowledge resource, offers scholars and practitioners a new orientation to apply to the value creation process in organizations. Care can...

.... This indicates that the MARC concepts are general rather than gender‐specific. The results also contradicted the often stated notion that men emphasise “hard” aspects (A and R) while women emphasise “soft” ones (M and C). Originality/value The paper demonstrates that support for the importance of each...

...Peter van Gelder © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 --> Culture Performance Values Beliefs There is a growing realization among interculturalists that there may not be an existing theoretical framework, or even an emerging paradigm, to adequately define the complexity...

... in terms of the attitudes of specific subcultures as related to management values. Compares the attitudes of individuals from Afro‐American and euro‐American cultures with respect to 18 value statements related to management. Suggests that there were no significant differences. Diversity Cross‐cultural...

...Mahmoud M. Yasin; Jafar Alavi; Thomas W. Zimmerer Offers a rare insight into the dynamics, realities and potential of the Iranian business community. Uses a sample of 40 Iranian executives to empirically study the impact of the economic constraints and the values of executives on the performance...

...Ying Fan Presents a classification of Chinese Cultural values stating that these can be identified with Chinese people no matter where they live. Creates a new list of 71 core values using the 40 old values listed by the Chinese Cultural Connection in 1987 as its basis. Discusses the implications...

...Nicholas Mauro; Samuel M. Natale; Anthony F. Libertella Defines ethics and examines the controversy surrounding teaching ethics in business schools. Traces the link between personal values and business schools, and discusses strategies for developing and maintaining ethical businesses. Cross...

...Rebecca Abraham Compares the values underlying the behaviour of a sample of 87 US, 56 Jamaican, 42 Bahamian, 106 Colombian, and 12 Israeli managers and professional staff. Refers to literature defining individualism and collectivism, uncertainty avoidance, power distance, and masculinity/femininity...

.... Provides a brief overview of each country’s national characteristics. Describes the methodology used and analyses the data using multivariate analysis of variance. Records the findings for each of the categories measured – cultural values differ across the three nations but nothing startling or new...

...James Liguori Describes the importance of providing cross‐cultural awareness early on in education; states that it is possible to create a set of opportunities which will allow a student as young as five or six years‐old to experience something new regarding his/her family or religious values, who...