articleHuman RelationsJan 1, 2002Closed access

Hofstede’s Model of National Cultural Differences and their Consequences: A Triumph of Faith - a Failure of Analysis

University of Essex

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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.

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Keywords
  • Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory
  • Faith
  • Sociology
  • Epistemology
  • Social psychology
  • Social science
  • Psychology
  • Philosophy
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