Open AccessDimensions of Culture in Cross-Border Business Linkages
Author(s) -
Sarah Keck
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
journal of business strategies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2162-6901
pISSN - 0887-2058
DOI - 10.54155/jbs.13.2.107-125
Subject(s) - hofstede's cultural dimensions theory , destinations , economic geography , geographical distance , international business , value (mathematics) , work (physics) , constraint (computer aided design) , uncertainty avoidance , economics , geography , sociology , tourism , management , social science , market economy , individualism , demography , statistics , mechanical engineering , population , archaeology , engineering , collectivism , mathematics
Several macroeconomic measures of linkages across numerous national borders are used to explore the impact of cultural distance on international business linkages. Greater distances between Hofstede's (1980) cultural dimensions are associated with lower total monetary value of several linkages, especially for power distance and individuality. The work here suggests there is cultural bias or constraint in choosing destinations of cross-border linkages. Implications of that bias include costs associated with firms that venture outside established paths.