The Stampede Toward Hofstede's Framework: Avoiding the Sample Design Pit in Cross-Cultural Research

K Sivakumar and Cheryl Nakata
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K Sivakumar: Lehigh University
Cheryl Nakata: University of Illinois at Chicago

Journal of International Business Studies, 2001, vol. 32, issue 3, 555-574

Abstract: We propose a method to design better multi-country samples for international business studies using Hofstede's framework and aimed at determining the effects of national culture on various business phenomena. We describe typical research scenarios, then develop sets of algorithms that calculate indexes reflecting the power of different samples for hypotheses testing. The indexes were computed from Hofstede's data, then rank ordered. The top multi-country samples are presented in tables for selection when designing studies.© 2001 JIBS. Journal of International Business Studies (2001) 32, 555–574

Date: 2001
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