Psychic distance: a concept past its due date?

By Barbara Stöttinger, Bodo B. Schlegelmilch. 2000

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Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Strategy and Management

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Psychic distance, marketing strategy and performance in export ventures of Brazilian firms (2009, background): “Regarding the influence of psychic distance on the performance of the firm, conflicting findings have been reported, leading authors such as Stöttinger and Schlegelmilch (2000) to question the empirical usefulness of the psychic distance concept and propose that it may be “past its due date”.”
Global markets: does psychic distance matter? (2005, background): “…is, however, a degree of ambiguity regarding the importance accorded to the psychic distance concept in the literature which has led authors such as Stöttinger and Schlegelmilch (1998, 2000) to question the empirical usefulness of the psychic distance concept and propose that it may be ‘past its…”
Does psychic distance moderate the market size–entry sequence relationship? (2008, background): “…more popular research themes within the literature concerns the relationship between psychic distance and the pattern of foreign expansion (Dow, 2000; Engwall & Wallenstål, 1988; Johanson & Wiedersheim-Paul, 1975; Nordström & Vahlne, 1994; O’Grady & Lane, 1996; Stöttinger & Schlegelmilch, 2000).”
Cultural distance and psychic distance: refinements in conceptualisation and measurement (2008, background): “The reason for this is that managers are less likely to initiate and pursue business relationships with countries perceived to be dissimilar (Stöttinger and Schlegelmilch 2000).”
The PD scale: a measure of psychic distance and its impact on international marketing strategy (2011, background): “This explains the variety of conflicting findings that appear in the literature regarding the importance of psychic distance, which leads authors to question the empirical usefulness of the concept (e.g. Stöttinger and Schlegelmilch, 2000).”