The authors examined cultural preferences for formal versus intuitive reasoning among East Asian (Chinese and Korean), Asian American, and European American university students. We investigated categorization (Studies 1 and 2), conceptual structure (Study 3), and deductive reasoning (Studies 3 and 4). In each study a cognitive conflict was activated between formal and intuitive strategies of re...

The article explores the relationships between young people’s media choices, technological preferences, and everyday life in connection to their cultural social characteristics. As such, it describes conceptual framework of repertoires approach selected methods. Media are approached from a generational perspective, pointing out empirical challenges such research. one first attempts conceptualis...

On the basis of self-determination theory (R. M. Ryan & E. L. Deci, 2000) and cultural descriptions drawn from H. C. Triandis (1995), the authors hypothesized that (a) individuals from different cultures internalize different cultural practices; (b) despite these differences, the relative autonomy of individuals' motivation for those practices predicts well-being in all 4 cultures examined; and...

This article posits that management theories and practices in the P. R. China have been influenced by three cultural forces: Confucianism, socialism, and capitalism. It explores the impact of the three ideological systems, cultural values, and beliefs on managerial philosophies and practices. It is suggested that contemporary organizational behavior and management practice in the P. R. China te...

At the request of the editor, Wong L. (2010) ‘Postcolonial interventions and disruptions: Contesting cultural practices’ International Journal of Cross-Cultural Management 10 (3) 345-362 10.1177/1470595810389795 has been retracted. This is because it reproduces large sections of the following article without acknowledgement: Reimer Kirkham, S. & Anderson, J. (2002). Postcolonial nursing scholar...

The global nature of e-commerce is complicating privacy issues because perceptions privacy, trust, risk, and fair information practices vary across cultures, differences in national regulation create challenges for management strategies. Despite the spike international regulatory attention devoted to tensions associated with them, there has been very little research on relationship between conc...

In achieving success in global sourcing arrangements, the role of a cultural liaison, boundary spanner or transnational intermediary is frequently highlighted as being critical. In this paper, we argue that concepts like “boundary spanning” have been limited in theorizing the complexities of cross-cultural collaborations in offshore outsourcing processes. This paper presents an alternative fram...

The primary purpose of this research paper is to understand the role of national cultural dimensions on e-learning practices in India. India is considered a major player in the world economy today. US multinationals are significantly increasing their presence in India and understanding local HRM practices will help global companies transition better. This conceptual paper uses the national cult...