The essentials of scholarship: A reply to Geert Hofstede

Cultural Determinants of Learning Style Preferences.

“…While various concepts of culture can be found in research on cross-cultural management (see, e.g., Trompenaars, 1998), Hofstede's (2001) concept-despite being subject to criticism (see, e.g., Baskerville, 2003;McSweeney, 2002a, b)has become the most widely used concept of characterizing cultural values. While conceptual studies have discussed learning styles against the backdrop of different concepts of culture (see, e.g., Yamazaki, 2005), the existing empirical studies analyzing differences in learning style preferences across (national) cultures predominantly rely on this concept.…”

Sharing Knowledge through Social Media: The Influence of National Cultures

“…It provide a framework for studying national cultural differences on six dimensions: power distance, uncertainty avoidance, individualism, masculinity, indulgence and pragmatism. Despite being subject to criticisms [11], [12], [13], Hofstede's model is acknowledged to be the most comprehensive and cited national cultural framework, in fact a number of successive studies have validated results [14]. For example, in masculine and individualistic cultures knowledge sharing is less automatically recognized, [15].…”

Cross-Cultural Effects on the Budgeting Cycle: The Impact of Power Distance on Participation, Voice, and Explanation in the Libyan Oil Sector

“…However, Hofstede"s model has not remained immune from criticism. Several scholars have increasingly criticized the model in recent years (Baskerville 2003, Hampden-Turner & Trompenaars 1997, McSweeney 2002a, 2002b, Schwartz 1994, Smith 2002, Williamson 2002. Criticism of Hofstede"s model is acknowledged as wellfounded by many researchers, and by Hofstede himself, though many researchers still use his model (Silvia 2006, Twati 2007).…”