Hofstede’s Model of National Cultural Differences and their Consequences: A Triumph of Faith - a Failure of Analysis
Human Relations · 2002 · Volume 55 · Issue 1
Abstract
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.
Keywords
causality, evidence, Hofstede, methodology, national culture
Enable JavaScript for citation tools and additional paper interactions.