cross-cultural management – Terence Jackson

Is postcolonial theory dead in critical cross-cultural management scholarship?

27/11/2024 Terence Jackson

_Cross-cultural management scholars sometimes aren’t the most up to date when it comes to theories in the wider social sciences. This isn’t simply when the most tenacious still hang on to Hofstede’s purported ‘paradigm’ of cultural dimensions – perhaps a reason why social scientists often do not take us management scholars seriously. Postcolonial theory has been coming under criticism for some time. Yet critical cross-cultural management scholars can still be seen clinging to an idea of postcolonialism that may now be past its due date. _

Should cross-cultural management scholars be interested in money?

23/02/2024 Terence Jackson

As most of the focus of cross-cultural management studies is towards commercial MNEs that make lots of money, I would say that cross-cultural management scholars should definitely be interested in money. But as a sub-discipline we rarely stop and think about the meaning of money, and how this meaning might change from one cultural context to the next, and the implications of this.

Contemporary issues: should cross-cultural management scholars study war?

21/03/2022 Terence Jackson

The problem with cross-cultural management scholars engaging with a contemporary issue such as war in Europe is not just the relevance of cross-cultural management scholarship, it is a question of its fit for purpose. Firstly, is it relevant for specialists in cross-cultural management to engage with issues of war? Should we not leave it to political scientists or international relations specialists? Do we have any skills that we can offer? Surely we know a lot about international and cross-cultural conflict management.

Cross cultural management scholarship and the coronavirus crisis

01/04/2020 Terence Jackson

As social scientists we are interested in societal issues and how to address them and solve them. There is no bigger issue on a global scale today than the pandemic caused by the new strain of coronavirus. It is an international issue that has to be managed at an international, national and local level, ideally in cooperation and coordination. As cross-cultural management scholars we may be able to help.

The Legacy of Geert Hofstede

28/02/2020 Terence Jackson

Cross-cultural management studies provides a critical voice within the social sciences, or at least it should do. Since the inception of this sub-field of management,

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