Cultural malleability in an east Asian context : an illustration of the relationship between government policy, national culture, and firm behavior
By: JI, Li
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Contributor(s): KARAKOWSKY, Leonard.
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ArticlePublisher: Thousand Oaks : SAGE, May 2002Administration & Society 34, 2, p. 176-201Abstract: Research in cross-cultural management and cultural diversity has often implicity viewed national culture as a stable, enduring characteristic that can affect individual and organizational behavior. Tjis article draws attention to the utility of considering national culture as a malleable rather than a fixed construct. Based on this conception of national culture, tje authors examine the potential impact of culture and cultural change on business strategy. This examination is based on observations of differential business strategy employed among firms in Singapore compared to firms in Hong Kong and Taiwan. These differences, viewed as a reflection of cultural differences, suggest that significant patial changes in national culture emphasized the factors of socioeconomic development and technological advancement as sources of influence on cultural change, this article considers the influence of governments policies on national culture and business behaviors
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Research in cross-cultural management and cultural diversity has often implicity viewed national culture as a stable, enduring characteristic that can affect individual and organizational behavior. Tjis article draws attention to the utility of considering national culture as a malleable rather than a fixed construct. Based on this conception of national culture, tje authors examine the potential impact of culture and cultural change on business strategy. This examination is based on observations of differential business strategy employed among firms in Singapore compared to firms in Hong Kong and Taiwan. These differences, viewed as a reflection of cultural differences, suggest that significant patial changes in national culture emphasized the factors of socioeconomic development and technological advancement as sources of influence on cultural change, this article considers the influence of governments policies on national culture and business behaviors
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