When Hofstede published the book Culture’s Consequences International Differences in Work-Related Values in 1980, he established indices of culture; culture was to be a measurable variable in international business studies. Hofstede's theoretical basis is traced to a comparative approach established by George Murdock. The lack of use of Hofstede’s dimensions in mainstream social sciences is des...

A stable and predictable production system is described for pilot plant quantities (milligram) of human lymphoid interferon, using suspension culture of an African Burkitt's lymphoma derived cell line Namalva with induction by Newcastle disease virus, B-1 strain. Cell cultures were grown in impeller-driven 50-liter fermentors with dilution of the postinduction culture using serum-free medium. H...

Many researchers and authorities in the field of international relations agree on the issue that one of the factors to make relations between and among governments in through traders and exchanging goods among people of different lands, and as human societies develop in different fields, the economic affair and trades of these countries expand and develop, as well.  Thus, they, in turn, have ha...

Agent-Based Modeling can contribute to the understanding of international trade processes. Models for the effects of culture and cultural differences on agent behavior are required for realistic agent-based simulation of international trade. This paper makes a step toward modeling of culture in agents. The focus is one of the five dimensions of culture according to Hofstede: individualism versu...

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This paper attempts to examine the issues surrounding the role of national culture bias and the concept of distance among Hofstede's (1980) cultural dimensions on the ability to reach integrative agreements in international business arrangements between firms. Relational models of negotiating and the role of culture are presented as well as several managerial implications and propositions for f...

background: improving patient safety is a priority of the international common. patient safety is a critical component to the quality of health care. the aim of this study was to assess patient safety culture among employees of health care providers, hospitals in tehran. methods: the survey was a cross-sectional study was done in 2010. data were collected from all the staff groups in hospitals ...