Abstract
Measuring cultural dimensions is in itself an extremely complex task because they are based on complex behavioral description indices; hence, their quantification is extremely difficult. Despite this, their use is necessary to show the subject matter of the survey. The issue of the measurement of cultural dimensions is presented in the chapter, while it is examined the way in which the dimensions of cultural background are presented at a global level. The chapter analyzes the elements of culture and the dimensions of a society’s social effectiveness using the surveys of Hofstede (Culture’s consequences: international differences in work-related values. Sage, Beverly Hills, CA, 1980; Cultures and organisations. Harper Collins Business, London, 1991; Culture’s consequences—comparing values, behaviors, institutions and organisations across nations. Sage, London, 2001) and GLOBE (House et al., leadership and organisations—the GLOBE study of 62 societies. Sage, Thousand Oaks, CA, 2004). The chapter also portrays cultural traits according to the World Values Survey (WVS). Finally, a comparative analysis of the cultural dimensions from a geographical perspective is conducted in the last section of the chapter.
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Petrakis, P.E. (2014). Cultural Surveys. In: Culture, Growth and Economic Policy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41440-4_8
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