A comparative evaluation of seven instruments for measuring values comprising Hofstede's model of culture

IF 8.9 1区管理学 Q1 BUSINESS

Journal of World Business Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.1016/j.jwb.2022.101386

Vas Taras , Piers Steel , Madelynn Stackhouse

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Abstract

Culture and its measurement are foundational to International Business research. Hofstede's model of culture dominates cross-cultural research. Unfortunately, the evidence of poor psychometric properties of Hofstede's instrument for measuring cultural values, the VSM, has been mounting, which prompted the development of numerous alternative instruments for measuring cultural values comprising Hofstede's model of culture. The abundance of choices makes it challenging to determine which of the instruments is most suitable for a given study. Using a large international sample (N = 12,462), we evaluated the psychometric properties of seven different instruments for measuring individual-level values in Hofstede's cultural framework and assessed their content validity, reliability, factor structure, and measurement equivalence. Our tests confirmed that Hofstede's instrument suffers from several psychometric deficiencies, while other instruments, notably those developed by Dorfman and Howell (1988), Yoo et al. (2011), and Taras et al. (2013), showed good reliability and validity. Guidelines for selecting the most suitable instrument and directions for future instrument development are provided.

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对包括霍夫斯泰德文化模型在内的七种价值衡量工具的比较评估

文化及其度量是国际商务研究的基础。霍夫斯泰德的文化模式主导着跨文化研究。不幸的是，越来越多的证据表明，Hofstede的文化价值测量工具VSM的心理测量特性很差，这促使了许多替代工具的发展，这些工具包括Hofstede的文化模型。选择的丰富性使得确定哪一种仪器最适合给定的研究具有挑战性。采用大型国际样本(N = 12,462)，我们评估了七种不同的测量Hofstede文化框架中个人水平值的工具的心理测量特性，并评估了它们的内容效度、信度、因素结构和测量等效性。我们的测试证实，Hofstede的工具存在一些心理测量缺陷，而其他工具，特别是Dorfman和Howell (1988)， Yoo等人(2011)和Taras等人(2013)开发的工具，显示出良好的信度和效度。提供了选择最合适仪器的指导方针和未来仪器发展的方向。

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Journal of World Business BUSINESS-

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16.50

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11.20%

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