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: 169-174
ISBN: 9781803928173
DOI: 10.4337/9781803928180.ch44
This entry highlights nuances of intracultural diversity, emphasising that within-country variations can surpass intercultural differences. It distinguishes three conceptual foundations: level-based, variance-based, and pattern-based. Level-based concepts attribute cultural differences to regional, state, or district variations within a country, employing frameworks such as Hofstede's dimensions. Variance-based concepts, such as Gelfand's tightness–looseness and ethno-linguistic fractionalisation, measure cultural diversity by accounting for within-country variations. Pattern-based concepts, exemplified by cultural archetypes, explore the combined configuration of cultural dimensions. It suggests managerial considerations, such as the impact of intracultural diversity on expatriates and its relevance in foreign acquisitions.
APA:
Holtbrügge, D., & Kirste, L. (2024). Intracultural diversity. In Audra I. Mockaitis, Christina Butler (Eds.), Elgar Encyclopedia of Cross-Cultural Management. (pp. 169-174). Cheltenham / Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing.
MLA:
Holtbrügge, Dirk, and Laura Kirste. "Intracultural diversity." Elgar Encyclopedia of Cross-Cultural Management. Ed. Audra I. Mockaitis, Christina Butler, Cheltenham / Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2024. 169-174.
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