The French Paradox: Implications for Variations in Global Convergence

Rachida Aïssaoui and Frances Fabian

Journal of International Management, 2015, vol. 21, issue 1, 31-48

Abstract: A debate divides the cross-cultural community between advocates of global convergence and those foreseeing continued cultural divergence. Given competing evidence, we examine anomalous cultural findings of the ‘French Paradox’ to re-evaluate existing theory on convergence dynamics. By differentiating between the levels of analysis of micro individual values and macro societal practices, we question the regular processes of a top-down-bottom-up model of convergence. In addition, our analysis uncovers power structures interdependency (PSI) between the political and economic elites of a nation as a potential mediator explaining discrepant results.

Keywords: Cultural convergence/divergence; Globalization; Global values; Power structures interdependency; French paradox (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2014.12.004

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