Devinney, TM and Hohberger, J (2017) The Past is Prologue: Moving on from Culture’s Consequences. Journal of International Business Studies, 48 (1). pp. 48-62. ISSN 0047-2506
Abstract
In this article, we examine the theoretical and empirical understanding of culture within the international business discipline post the publication of Kirkman, Lowe, & Gibson, (2006). In their paper, Kirkman et al. (2006) provide a comprehensive retrospective on the impact of Hofstede’s seminal publication, Culture’s Consequences. In addition to looking at what followed on from Hofstede, they laid out a research program they believed was necessary to move the study of culture forward. Unfortunately, in their current review published in this issue, they outlined how little, if any, of their thoughtful guidance was taken to heart. In our perspective, we believe that this signals that the study and use of culture in the international business field has become stuck in a theoretical and methodological rut and more radical thinking is necessary if we are going to advance beyond “more of the same” science that simply reiterates repeatedly that culture matters without any coherent advancement of the key role that it plays in the international arena.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | (c) 2016, Academy of International Business. All rights reserved. This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in the Journal of International Business Studies. The definitive publisher-authenticated version, "Devinney, TM and Hohberger, J (2017) The Past is Prologue: Moving on from Culture’s Consequences. Journal of International Business Studies, 48 (1). pp. 48-62," is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-016-0034-z |
Keywords: | culture; theory development; empirical measurement; Decade Award |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > International Business Division (LUBS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 01 Sep 2016 15:23 |
Last Modified: | 19 Dec 2017 01:38 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-016-0034-z |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan |
Identification Number: | 10.1057/s41267-016-0034-z |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:104138 |