西方跨文化管理研究的层次分析与时间演进——文献综述

本文在大量相关文献分析的基础上，借鉴国内外相关研究成果，对西方跨文化管理理论研究中的理论、方法、模型与时间阶段进行了系统分析。从层次分析的角度，本文检视了霍夫斯塔对人类精神程序的层次分析、文化的横向层次分析和卡罗汉纳的纵向层次分析。从时间演进的角度，本文将西方跨文化管理研究分为20世纪50年代的初步研究、60-70年代的组织理论研究、80年代的日美文化比较研究、20世纪80～90年代的维度理论与结构性分析、21世纪初的整合性研究五个阶段。

Review: Level Analysis and Era Evolution in the Process of Western Cross-cultural Management Research

Based on large quantities of literature search and reference of related study results, this paper systematically analyzes the theories, models and approaches in the field of western cross-culture management. From the perspective of level analysis, it checks the three theories about level analysis of cross-culture. Hofstede＇ s mental programs theory, Hofstede＇s horizontal level theory and Karahanna＇s vertical level theory. From the perspective of era evolution, it divides the research of western cross-culture management into five stages, the primary stage in 1950＇s, the organizational research in 1960＇ s- 1970＇s, the comparative research between American culture and Japanese culture in 1980＇s, the study of level and structural analysis in 1980 ＇s-1990 ＇s and the integrated research in 21st centuary.