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Culture and Organization: The Case of Transmanche‐Link
Author(s) -
Winch Graham,
Millar Carla,
Clifton Naomi
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
british journal of management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.407
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 1467-8551
pISSN - 1045-3172
DOI - 10.1111/1467-8551.00063
Subject(s) - hofstede's cultural dimensions theory , cultural values , sociology , bureaucracy , replicate , organizational culture , social psychology , psychology , public relations , political science , social science , law , politics , statistics , mathematics
The relationship between culture and organization has often been discussed, but rarely explored directly. This paper implements a cultural values instrument taken from Hofstede together with a behavioural instrument derived from Van de Ven to matched samples of British and French managers working on the Channel Tunnel project. The results largely replicate the findings of Hofstede regarding cultural values, but do not support the predicted implications for behaviour. In essence, the British were found to be more bureaucratic and more team‐oriented than their French counterparts, who tended to be more fonceur and competitive. This indicates that the relationship between culture and behaviour might be more complicated than research to date suggests.