Examining the Use of Hofstede's Uncertainty Avoidance Construct as a Definition or Brief Comparison in Ethics Research
International Business Research, 5 (9): 49-59, 2012
Posted: 14 Apr 2013
Date Written: 2012
Abstract
Our research will focus on research in the Journal of Business Ethics (hereafter JoBE) that used Hofstede’s cultural dimensions of uncertainty avoidance. The JoBE is the foremost outlet for ethics research for most academic disciplines. We also included research from the International Journal of Value Based Management (hereafter IJoVBM) and Teaching Business Ethics (hereafter TBE), which merged with the JoBE in 2004. Our goal is to identify research that used Hofstede’s uncertainty avoidance construct; we identified 84 such studies.. Understanding how uncertainty avoidance has been used in prior research could provide opportunities for future research to further increase our understanding of differences in international behavior and/or perceptions.
Keywords: Hofstede, Uncertainty Avoidance, Ethics
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