Quantitative methods in cross‐national management research: Trends and equivalence issues
回顾1981至1987年间24本管理期刊中的跨国管理文章，分析其定量方法的使用趋势，发现方法更复杂精细，但需注意跨文化等价性局限和定性分析对解决“主位-客位”困境的作用。
Abstract Cross‐national management articles published in 24 major management‐related journals from 1981 to 1987 are reviewed. The methods used in the quantitative articles are categorized according to the characteristics of the research sites, data, and analytical methods. The review indicates increasing methodological sensitivity, complexity, and sophistication as compared to that found in earlier reviews. Improvement in the field could occur through improved understanding of the inherent limitations in cross‐cultural equivalence and through increased attention to qualitative analysis as a means to handle the ‘etic‐emic’ dilemma.