The development of a culture-based tool to predict team performance by Allan Hodgson

“…Answers that might be sought, in particular by the senior managers of global companies, include (1) the best teams (or best national locations) for fundamental research, industrial research & development, product/system improvement and other key activities, and (2) the implications for system performance and, as a result, for system design, of targeting an eastern Asian market, a South-American market, etc. A literature review was carried out of the effects of culture on team performance, of culture measures and tools and of task classifications; in addition, empirical evidence of the validity of measures and tools was sought. …”
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The impact of national culture on project management in the Middle East by Lars Baumann

“…Most international corporations have to adopt to the requirements of globalisation by working in international joint ventures or international projects outside their well known home markets. The successful management of projects is an essential element aiming to cope with the complex challenges caused by cultural factors and other influences on the management of projects. …”
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Does culture impact private label performance by Tribikram Budhathoki, Julien Schmitt, Nina Michaelidou

“…Originality/value – This research pioneers by being the first to 1) determine the impact of all the dimensions of the Hofstede cultural model on private label performance, 2) use a very large number of countries to test this impact and 3) study the role of important retail market factors in this phenomenon.…”
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The impact of culture on own-label brands performance by Tribikram Budhathoki

“…This thesis formulates and tests a conceptual framework linking Hofstede s (1980, 2001) five cultural dimensions (power distance, individualism, masculinity, uncertainty avoidance & long-term orientation) to retail market development (size of the retail market) and own-label brands performance, controlling for three socio-economic variables: GDP per capita, Gini index and Government expenditure. …”
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