Holtbrügge D, Kirste L (2024)
Publication Language: English
Publication Type: Book chapter / Article in edited volumes
Publication year: 2024
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Edited Volumes: Elgar Encyclopedia of Cross-Cultural Management
Series: Elgar Encyclopedias in Business and Management
City/Town: Cheltenham / Northampton, MA
Pages Range: 9-13
ISBN: 9781803928173
DOI: 10.4337/9781803928180.ch03
This entry describes various ways of delineating national culture, highlighting the advantages and disadvantages of five major approaches: legal-political, geographic, ethnic, linguistic, and intellectual-historical delineations. The legal-political approach, the most common, associates citizens with a specific culture, emphasising shared values and history. Geographic delineation involves residents, considering diasporas and regional sub-cultures, but modern means of communication weaken its relevance. Ethnic delineation focuses on shared ancestry and social constructs, while linguistic delineation assumes cultural similarities among speakers of the same language. Intellectual-historical delineation clusters cultural spheres based on shared worldviews, although it may oversimplify diverse values.
APA:
Holtbrügge, D., & Kirste, L. (2024). Delineations of culture. In Audra I. Mockaitis, Christina Butler (Eds.), Elgar Encyclopedia of Cross-Cultural Management. (pp. 9-13). Cheltenham / Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing.
MLA:
Holtbrügge, Dirk, and Laura Kirste. "Delineations of culture." Elgar Encyclopedia of Cross-Cultural Management. Ed. Audra I. Mockaitis, Christina Butler, Cheltenham / Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2024. 9-13.
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