Are National Cultural Traits Applicable To Senior Firm Managers?
研究质疑霍夫斯泰德的国家文化分类是否适用于高级管理者，通过英美和中国样本检验集体主义/个人主义构念，发现该分类对高管群体不适用，并提出了未来研究方向。
Researchers have applied Hofstede's categorization of national cultural traits not only in studies of ‘average’ employee samples, from which the categorization was originally derived, but also to élite senior executives, and even to firms, on the assumptions that top management teams (i) are culturally homogeneous with average employees and (ii) directly reflect cultural characteristics in strategic decision‐making. Such assumptions are questioned by research finding that country sub‐populations are culturally heterogeneous and that individuals' cultural characteristics are moderated by organizational and task contexts. Using the construct of collectivism/individualism, this study tests the applicability of Hofstede's generic national cultural norms to senior executives using Anglo‐Saxon and Chinese samples. Results cast doubt on the applicability of Hofstede's classifications to senior manager populations and suggest several avenues for further research.