Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1002983 | Research in International Business and Finance | 2009 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
This paper presents the results of a survey administered across 24 countries that examines innovation in manufacturing firms by adopting Hofstede's national cultural framework. The purpose of this study is to test the validity of the “culture-specific” argument as an explanatory construct for innovation performance in international manufacturing. Data was collected in 2006 as part of the International Manufacturing Strategy Survey IV (IMSS) by relying on a questionnaire addressed to firms classified by ISIC codes (rev.3.1) Divisions 28–35. From the findings it emerges that the “culture-specific argument” is a useful explanatory construct for innovation performance.
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Authors
Alessandra Vecchi, Louis Brennan,