Cultural distance revisited: Towards a more rigorous conceptualization and measurement of cultural differences

By Oded Shenkar. 2001

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Subfields: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Strategy and Management

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THE ROLE OF CULTURE IN ENTRY-MODE STUDIES: FROM NEGLECT TO MYOPIA? (2003, methodology): “Perceived CD can be different from CD based on Hofstede’s dimensions (or other cultural dimensions for that matter) for a large number of reasons, many of which are discussed in some detail in Shenkar (2001).”
Determinants of the share of equity sought in cross-border acquisitions (2009, background): “Specifically, while US firms may perceive the culture of a certain country to be more distant and hence seek a lower share of equity when acquiring firms in that county, firms from that country may not necessarily perceive the US culture to be distant, and therefore may seek a greater share of owner”
The impact of cultural differences and acculturation factors on post-acquisition conflict ☆ (2010, background): “If the acquirer is multicultural, it is more likely to value diversity and less likely to expect that the acquired firm conforms to the culture of the acquiring firm (Chatterjee, Lubatkin, Schweiger, & Weber, 1992; Nahavandi & Malekzadeh, 1988; Pablo, 1994).”
Globalization and location choice: an analysis of US multinational firms in 1980 and 2000 (2007, methodology): “Shenkar (2001), in particular, notes that the results obtained using this difference construct might be influenced by other sets of covariates (one of them being geographical distance) usually not included in the models.”
Organizational Cultural Intelligence: Dynamic Capability Perspective (2010, background): “Shenkar (2001) asserts that cultural differences increase conflicts and frictions in the process of international joint venture and M&As. House, Hanges, Javidan, Dorfman, and Gupta (2004) argue that cultural difference determines the complexity of cross-national negotiations, mergers, assignments,…”
Location and the multinational enterprise: John Dunning's thoughts on receiving the Journal of International Business Studies 2008 Decade Award (2009, background): “17As explored inter alia by Shenkar (2001), McCann and Mudambi (2004, 2007), Mudambi (2008) and Flores and Aguilera (2007).”
The Impact of Culture on Creativity (2015, background): “…cultural distance between nations is typically operationalized in terms of differences between stable value systems, which are a proxy for a broader range of differences, such as traditions, norms, customs, and local business environments (Shenkar, 2001; Tihanyi, Griffith, and Russell, 2005).”
Why We Should Stop Using the Kogut and Singh Index (2019, background): “1) despite repeated criticism levelled at the relevance of and the assumptions underlying the concept of cultural distance as such and/or the nature of the KSI to measure cultural and other types of distance (e.g., Berry et al. 2010; Harzing and Pudelko 2016; López-Duarte et al. 2016; Shenkar 2001; ”
Sociocultural Integration in Mergers and Acquisitions: Unresolved Paradoxes and Directions for Future Research (2013, background): “Second, the assumption of reciprocity has been challenged, as perceptions between two nations are not necessarily symmetrical (Brewer, 2007; Shenkar, 2001).”
Operationalizing Psychic Distance: A Revised Approach (2007, background): “Cultural CONCLUSION 62 Paul A. Brewer distance is usually considered symmetrical (Shenkar 2001).”
The motives and performance of cross-border acquirers from emerging economies: Comparison between Chinese and Indian firms (2013, methodology): “…distance have been suggested (Barkema, et al., 1996; Drogendijk & Slangen, 2006; Park & Ungson, 1997; Ronen & Shenkar, 1985; Schwartz, 1994; Shenkar, 2001), Drogendijk and Slangen (2006) show that “it may be premature to dismiss Hofstede’s work as outdated or as inaccurately reflecting…”