Cultural Value Framework Research Articles

The health of cultural values and mahinga kai in the Te Wairoa-Hōpūpū-Hōnengenenge-Mātangirau, Wairoa river catchment and the impacts of sediment

ABSTRACT Te Wairoa Hōpūpū Hōnengenenge Mātangirau (Wairoa River) and its tributaries are significant to the iwi and hapū of Te Rohe o Te Wairoa in Wairoa, an area spanning northern Hawke’s Bay and southern Gisborne located on the Eastern side of Aotearoa-New Zealand’s (A-NZ) North Island. The Wairoa River is valued ecologically and for recreation and mahinga kai (food and resource gathering). The river is also affected by excess sediments. In this paper we present a cultural values framework developed in Wairoa and adapted to focus on the awa (river). Ninety two cultural value assessments were conducted with 55 people along reaches of the Wairoa river and the Waiau, its principal tributary. The data reveal considerable spatial and temporal variability in cultural health and add to knowledge of the direct and indirect impacts of sediment on cultural values. Furthermore, the data highlight the resiliency of cultural values of connectedness despite degradation to the environment, and that a range of methods can be employed to support or enhance the health of cultural values to complement water quality improvements. The use of this framework responds to the increasingly recognised need to include diverse perspectives in monitoring programmes and demonstrates that Māori-led cultural monitoring is a means to produce credible, relevant and legitimate information to support policy and planning.

A Cultural Values Framework for Research on Retirement

A Cultural Values Framework for Research on Retirement

COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN PAYING PBB WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF LOCAL WISDOM CULTURE

The purpose of this study is to find out how community participation in paying the PBB within the framework of cultural values of local wisdom (Alempureng and Assitinajang in Soppeng Regency). The primary data in this study was obtained from interviews with the resource persons, namely the people of Soppeng Regency. This type of research is referred to in qualitative research carried out with an interpretive phenomenology approach. The results showed that some people in Baringeng Village, Soppeng Regency lacked obedient and honest awareness of the importance of paying the PBB. Many people do not understand the importance of paying the PBB itself and are more concerned with other needs that they think are far more important. Factors such as education, age and income turned out to be one of the deterring factors because the village was unable to provide efforts to be on time to pay the PBB.

ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE OF THE ENTERPRISE: THEORETICAL ASPECT

The necessity of studying the theoretical aspects of the organizational culture of an enterprise in the conditions of transformation and intensification of globalization processes substantiated. A variety of theoretical concepts for the formation and implementation of organizational culture in the activities of enterprises presented within the framework of their management system, in which the essence of the concept of “organizational culture” interpreted ambiguously. In the process of the conducted research, it proposed to understand the concept of “organizational culture” of an enterprise as a set of norms and behavior patterns that formed in the organizational system of enterprise management within the framework of effective subordination and coordination organizational relations. They determine the way of uniting groups and individuals in the process of functioning of the enterprise to achieve its goals in accordance with the needs of the internal development of the enterprise and the requirements of the external environment. The properties of corporate culture described in accordance with the system of values, beliefs, norms and rules of the enterprise, which it is advisable to include: versatility, objectivity, dynamism, uniqueness, consistency, heterogeneity, adaptability, sociality, economic character. A comparison of organizational culture with corporate culture carried out. Despite the dialectical proximity of the concepts of “organizational” and “corporate” culture, it proposed not to consider them identical. A set of functions of the organizational culture of an enterprise proposed, taking into account the degree of its influence on the interests of participants in the socio-economic process and elements of organizational culture. The first group is internal integration functions. The second group is the functions of external adaptation. It is advisable to consider the main elements of organizational culture to be the values that are generally known in the enterprise and provide an orientation towards : results, employees, team, attention to detail, stability. So, organizational culture is formed as a conscious and intentional improvement of any actions in the culture of the enterprise in order to create a favorable socio-psychological climate for uniting workers into a single team within the framework of certain moral, ethical and cultural values.

Aboriginal cultural values framework: producing and communicating Bunurong values and meanings within Bunurong Country

This article discusses social spaces within Bunurong Country, Australia, and the production and recording of Aboriginal cultural values. Among the broader Australian community, there is a considerable appetite for the incorporation of ‘authentic’ Aboriginal cultural values into various Western processes, such as the planning, heritage and environmental sectors. This article argues that by establishing Aboriginal control of how these values are produced, significant cultural meanings and connections can be made in relation to Country. Utilizing a ‘two toolbox’ approach as a way to integrate Aboriginal and Western structures, it outlines and explains a framework for discussing Aboriginal cultural values, as defined by Bunurong knowledge holders, as a tool to record and link the context of these values to community-generated outcomes. This framework is designed to be applied as a method for recording Aboriginal cultural values within cultural landscapes, to produce social spaces with meaning and dignity for Bunurong people.

The influence of cultural values on Enterprise System adoption, towards a culture – Enterprise System alignment theory

During the last decades, organizations worldwide have replaced their fragmented and home-grown information systems with standardized Enterprise Systems that span the entire organization. The logics embedded in Enterprise Systems, such as a centralized and integrated view on the firm, standardized organization-wide working processes, and data sharing, may or may not be congruent with the cultural context of the user organization. Especially in case of a limited alignment, the adoption and full use of the Enterprise System will require specific attention from implementers. By developing a theoretical explanation of how responses to Enterprise Systems are influenced by cultural values, we contribute to the development of a cultural alignment theory of Enterprise Systems. Drawing on Hofstede’s cultural values framework, we analysed 85 published cases from firms operating in different cultural contexts, which resulted in the modelling of two contrasting archetypical cultural profiles: one that is more, and one that is less, receptive to the logics embedded in Enterprise Systems. Our model provides implementers with the necessary insights to develop implementation strategies that take the cultural context into account.

Are tourists from the same source market culturally homogeneous?

ABSTRACT This study questions whether tourists are culturally homogeneous regardless of the destination visited or type of travel undertaken. This question is premised on the belief that tourists are culturally homogeneous, which underlies research that applies Hofstede’s national cultural value framework; yet, it has not been asked before in the tourism literature. To address this research gap, a survey of Hong Kong residents who had travelled outside of the city for pleasure was conducted using the Cultural Value Scale (CVSCALE), a scale developed and validated to measure Hofstede’s national cultural values at an individual level. The study revealed significant differences in expressed national cultural values on most dimensions tested, as well as the overall scale by destination choice and style of trip. This study contributes by showing that an examination of individual-level culture may be more important when looking at sub-populations of tourists from the same source market.

The role of cultural values in consumers' evaluation of online review helpfulness: a big data approach

PurposeOnline consumer reviews are increasingly used by third-party e-commerce organizations to shed light on the positive and negative sides of the brands they sell. However, the large number of consumer reviews requires these organizations to shortlist the most helpful ones to cope with information overload. A growing number of scholars have been investigating the determinants of review helpfulness; however, little is known about the influence of cultural factors in consumer's evaluation of review helpfulness.Design/methodology/approachThis study has adopted Hofstede's cultural values framework to assess the influence of cultural factors on review helpfulness. We used a sample of 570,669 reviews of 851 hotels published by reviewers from 81 countries on Booking.com.FindingsFindings reveal that reviewers from cultural contexts that score high on power distance, individualism, masculinity, uncertainty avoidance and indulgence are more likely to write helpful reviews.Originality/valueThis is one of the first cross-cultural studies in marketing using a big data approach in examining how users of reviews from different countries evaluate the helpfulness of online reviews.

A Cross-Cultural Perspective on Factors that Influence the Intention to Repurchase in Online Marketplaces: A Comparison Between Thailand and Germany

This research examines the effect of perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, trust in the sellers, and perceived sellers’ risk on the intention to repurchase in online marketplaces by respondents from Thailand and Germany. This research also integrates the theoretical framework of cultural values to explore whether these determinants’ effect on the intention to repurchase in online marketplaces differs significantly between the respondents from these two nations. Online survey data were collected from 404 Thai and 405 German participants, and partial least squares structural equation modeling was used for data analysis. The results confirmed the significant effect of perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, trust in the sellers, and perceived sellers’ risk on the intention to repurchase in online marketplaces. Moreover, the moderating effect analysis showed that the effect of perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and trust in the sellers were significantly higher in Thai than in German respondents. However, there was no significant difference between the two nationalities in the effect of perceived sellers’ risk on the intention to repurchase in online marketplaces.

WHICH DIMENSION OF THE HOFSTEDE CULTURAL VALUE AS THE MOST DETERMINING PREDICTOR TO THE DIFFERENCES IN ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

This study aimed to investigate which dimensions of national cultures of the Hofstede’s Cultural Values was the most predictors of differences in organizational behavior between countries. Hofstede’s cultural values are the framework for national cultural values that most researchers and managers refer to in organizational practice. The framework of Hofstede's national cultural values involves six dimensions include power distance, individualism-collectivism, masculinity-femininity, uncertainty avoidance, long-term-short-term orientation, and indulgent-restraint. A systematic literature review was used as a method in this study. The research results selected for review were researches published in widely recognized international scientific journals in English and dissertation research from internationally recognized universities. Data analysis used a matrix to obtain conclusions in response to the research question. The findings of this study showed that the individualistic-collectivistic dimension formed the national cultural one that was most widely proven as a determinant of behavioral differences in organizations between countries. However, the individualistic-collectivistic dimension cannot be concluded that dimensions of Hofstede's national culture are the ones that most determine the differences in organizational behavior between countries because the studies conducted did not examine all dimensions of national culture on organizational behavior.

Values in family businesses owned by Chinese diaspora in Sarawak, Malaysia

The case study aimed to describe the values in family businesses owned by Chinese diaspora in Sarawak, Malaysia. Interviews were conducted with founders and successors from 12 Chinese family businesses to identify the values. Of the 26 values identified, the most common values are trustworthiness, hard work and prioritising personal interest over family obligation. Prioritising personal interest over family obligation, discipline and being daring in business are new values which emerged in this study, and suggest a move away from traditional values. Apart from these, it seems that Chinese cultural values are largely maintained in this Malaysian Chinese diaspora despite the prolonged contact with host cultures and the Western educational background of successors. The study produced a framework for prevailing values in family businesses owned by Chinese diaspora in Malaysia which is firmly anchored to an established framework of Chinese cultural values.

Integrating Cultural Ecosystem Services valuation into coastal wetlands restoration: A case study from South Australia

Elaborating the benefits humans receive from coastal wetlands using a Cultural Ecosystem Services assessment is an emergent and important field linking human wellbeing to ecosystem function. Translating these benefits into useable concepts for environmental policymakers, and managers is challenging yet important for supporting landscape restoration projects. This study responds to the call for Cultural Ecosystem Services case studies beyond the northern hemisphere. A household survey of residents adjacent to a peri-urban coastal wetland in South Australia and an online survey of interest groups were administered to identify co-benefits associated with a coastal restoration project in the region. A dynamic/relational cultural values framework guided the analysis. Findings reveal that visitation has a positive influence; people valued most the places with which they were familiar. The analysis confirms a mutual connection between: ‘doing’ (undertaking an activity), environmental awareness and appreciation, the formation of attachment to place, and having positive experiences. The analysis also points out that the naturalness of this coastline is highly valued. The findings here diverge from previous coastal landscape assessments based singularly on scenic value. The implication is that localised, place-based landscape assessments which include cultural values, offer a more deliberative approach to policy development and planning and will more likely incorporate what matters most to people.

WHICH DIMENSION OF THE HOFSTEDE CULTURAL VALUE AS THE MOST DETERMINING PREDICTOR TO THE DIFFERENCES IN ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

This study aimed to investigate which dimensions of national cultures of the Hofstede’s Cultural Values was the most predictors of differences in organizational behavior between countries. Hofstede’s cultural values are the framework for national cultural values that most researchers and managers refer to in organizational practice. The framework of Hofstede's national cultural values involves six dimensions include power distance, individualism-collectivism, masculinity-femininity, uncertainty avoidance, long-term-short-term orientation, and indulgent-restraint. A systematic literature review was used as a method in this study. The research results selected for review were researches published in widely recognized international scientific journals in English and dissertation research from internationally recognized universities. Data analysis used a matrix to obtain conclusions in response to the research question. The findings of this study showed that the individualistic-collectivistic dimension formed the national cultural one that was most widely proven as a determinant of behavioral differences in organizations between countries. However, the individualistic-collectivistic dimension cannot be concluded that dimensions of Hofstede's national culture are the ones that most determine the differences in organizational behavior between countries because the studies conducted did not examine all dimensions of national culture on organizational behavior.

Overview of Hofstede-Inspired Research Over the Past 40 Years: The Network Diversity Perspective

Hofstede’s cultural value framework has inspired many empirical studies in various fields. Scholars have advanced our understanding of how the Hofstede value model is used. However, there remain a number of underexplored areas regarding the ways in which Hofstede’s framework has been used over the last decade. Drawing on the co-authorship network and cultural diversity literature, we attempt to make a contribution that goes beyond the existing research by addressing underexplored areas, namely, the network diversity of institutions, authors, and countries engaged in Hofstede-inspired research. As a result, the cultural diversity and diversity of specialization of the networks of institutions, authors, and countries engaged in research incorporating the Hofstede framework are still too Western-based and psychology-oriented to acquire new research directions and increase innovation opportunities in new fields. We summarize the possible limitations of this study and provide some future research directions, including how to expand networks, the influence of author identity on networks, the appropriate number of authors and the diversity level of participants in a network, and the main motivations of author co-authorship networks.

Technologies For Improving Teacher’s Cross-Cultural Literacy

The general trends of modern education include the desire to integrate and universalize social relations. The process leads to the intensity of intercultural interaction between representatives of different cultural communities. In modern Russia, intercultural contacts are expanding; this aspect emphasizes the importance of achieving mutual understanding among people of different cultures. Education is not able to overcome the problems confronting society but it can make a significant contribution to the harmonization of a multicultural society. Education develops and modernizes technologies and forms of evolution and socialization of the process of students’ intercultural relations. Education can also affect the development of tolerance of students involved in the educational process and respect for the cultural diversity of society. It can help a person understand his own culture and the culture of other nations, to acquire the skills of an adequate assessment and understanding of both individuals and cultural diversity in general. Being the most important part of a culture, education is designed to ensure the entry of a person into a culture through the introduction of an individual to the national values of his people. Similar to culture, education cannot be limited by the framework of native cultural values; it should create conditions not only for enriching a person with human values but also for understanding the significance of this diversity. Multiculture-focused education should become an inseparable part of general education, since with the multinational population, the saturation of interpersonal relations takes place in a multiethnic, multicultural environment. Provided that a person learns, works, rests in the conditions of a multiculture-focused environment, the need for communication with representatives of different cultural communities is formed, and, as a result, the cross-cultural literacy of an individual is raised.

The influence of cultural values and nationality on student evaluation of teaching

This study explores the influence of nationality and its associated cultural values on student evaluation of teaching (SET) using multilevel analysis. We use over 2000 observations from tutor classes in an international economics bachelor program and employ Hofstede’s (1980) cultural values framework. Our findings show that while the influence of nationality itself is negligible, cultural values may affect SET scores. In particular, the Hofstede dimensions “power distance” and “individualism versus collectivism” have a significant and non-trivial effect on SET scores, implying that identical teaching performance may be valued differently depending on the cultural composition of the international classroom. Cultural bias may thus be added to the list of SET biases, adding an additional concern regarding the use of this instrument, especially when teachers with national and international classrooms are compared.

The evolving gift-giving practices of bicultural consumers

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to offer a better understanding of contemporary consumer behaviour. This study relates to the complex and value-laden phenomenon of “gift-giving” from the perspective of bicultural consumers. The focus was on the gift-giving practices of Chinese immigrants in Canada within both their current and their past residencies (Canada and China, respectively).Design/methodology/approachConceptual guidelines for this study embodied the gift-giving conceptual framework of Sherry (1983) and Chinese cultural values on gift giving (Yau et al., 1999). A qualitative research study was implemented. Specifically, in-depth interviews with Chinese immigrant women mainly from the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) in Ontario, Canada, offered empirical evidence relating to the gestation stage of gift giving.FindingsThe findings indicate the complexity of acculturation in gift-giving practices. In terms of gift-giving occasions, Chinese immigrants in Canada, for the most part, adopted the Canadian gift-giving occasions. However, the important role of ethnicity in decision-making is found through their strong sense of differentiation between Chinese and Canadian gift receivers. The results also indicate some Chinese cultural values such as relationship, reciprocity and group orientation as being still important in shaping gift-giving practices, even after immigration to a new country quite distant from the homeland. One cautionary note is that some cultural values such as relationship can be common to both Chinese and Canadian cultural groups.Research limitations/implicationsThis research was conducted mainly in the GTA in Ontario, Canada. Future studies could address other large Canadian cities with significant bicultural Chinese populations such as Vancouver in British Columbia and Motreal in Quebec.Practical implicationsThis research extends the knowledge of bicultural consumers by examining the evolving gift-giving practices of Chinese immigrants living in Canada. A good understanding of the cultural values important to bicultural consumers will help marketers to efficiently and effectively allocate their marketing resources in attracting these niche consumers.Social implicationsThis study has contributed to the broader field of marketing research. Specifically, the current study offers the importance of understanding values transference of bicultural consumers and their behaviours in integrating into the mainstream gift-giving cultural context.Originality/valueThis study has contributed by offering evidence of how a minority consumer group formed complex acculturation realities within a gift-giving consumption context. This contribution can be counted as a step towards theoretical advancement in the field of acculturation and of understanding bicultural consumers.

A retrospective on Culture’s Consequences: The 35-year journey

Abstract Our 2006 Journal of International Business Studies article, “A Quarter Century of Culture’s Consequences: A Review of the Empirical Research Incorporating Hofstede’s Cultural Values Framework,” provided a comprehensive review of 180 empirical journal articles and edited volume chapters published between 1980 and June 2002 that incorporated Hofstede’s cross-cultural values framework. We examined empirical research that positioned culture as either a main or moderating effect. The review attempted to make sense of the almost quarter century of research examining the impact of culture at the individual, group/organization, and country levels. In the present commentary, we provide: (a) a summary of the progress that has been made in the intervening decade, and most importantly, (b) a new set of recommendations for the next decade to guide those wishing to study the role of national culture in organizations.

Personality and espoused cultural differences in technostress creators

This study examines the individual differences in ‘technostress creators'—defined as the factors that cause technostress for employees. Drawing on the Five-Factor model of personality and Hofstede's cultural values framework, this study proposes that the Big-Five personality traits and the espoused cultural values explain variation in technostress creators beyond the traditional antecedent measures of age, gender, education, and computer confidence. Further, in line with the insights from extant behavioral studies on “personality–culture” interaction, this study posits that the Big-Five personality traits can be linked to technostress creators more closely when each of them is accompanied by the espoused cultural value of long-term orientation than when without it. Analyzing data from an online survey of 322 full-time employees in India, results indicated that (1) the personality traits of agreeableness, neuroticism and openness to experience, and the espoused cultural values of masculinity and power distance are the key predictors of technostress creators; and (2) the relationships of agreeableness, conscientiousness and extraversion with technostress creators are contingent on espoused long-term orientation. Findings of this study contribute to the knowledge base of technostress by understanding the linkages of (and among) personality and culture with technostress creators.

Does Country Equate with Culture? Beyond Geography in the Search for Cultural Boundaries

Traditionally, cultures have been treated as though they reside exclusively within, or perfectly overlap with countries. Indeed, the terms “country” and “culture” are often used interchangeably. As evidence mounts for substantial within-country cultural variation, and often between-country similarities, the problem with equating country and culture becomes more apparent. To help resolve the country-culture conundrum, we evaluate the extent to which political boundaries are suitable for clustering cultures based on a meta-analysis of 558 studies that used Hofstede’s (Culture’s consequences: international differences in work-related values. Sage Publications, Beverly Hills, 1980) cultural values framework. The results reveal that approximately 80 % of variation in cultural values resides within countries, confirming that country is often a poor proxy for culture. We also evaluate the relative suitability of other demographic and environmental characteristics, such as occupation, socio-economic status, wealth, freedom, globalization, and instability. Our results suggest that it may be more appropriate to talk about cultures of professions, socio-economic classes, and free versus oppressed societies, than about cultures of countries.