Cultural diversity and the performance of multinational firms

被引:286
作者
GomezMejia, LR [1 ]
Palich, LE [1 ]
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[1] BAYLOR UNIV, HANKAMER SCH BUSINESS, WACO, TX 76798 USA
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10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8490103
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F [经济];
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02 ;
摘要
We test the hypothesis that culturally related international diversification will have a positive impact on firm performance and that the opposite will be true for culturally unrelated globalization. Cultural diversity for Fortune 500 firms was used to predict performance over a ten-year period (1985-1994), controlling for several organizational and industry characteristics. Regression tests using nine indicators of cultural diversity revealed no significant cultural effects. Alternate interpretations are offered.
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