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A Critique of Hofstede’s Fifth National Culture Dimension

Stockholm University School of Business, Sweden, tony.fang{at}fek.su.se

Using indigenous knowledge of Chinese culture and philosophy, this article critiques Geert Hofstede’s fifth national culture dimension, i.e. ‘Confucian dynamism’, also referred to as ‘long-term orientation’. The basic premise on which the dimension is founded is scrutinized and the way in which this index has been constructed is assessed in detail. It is argued that there is a philosophical flaw inherent in this ‘new’ dimension. Given this fatal flaw and other methodological weaknesses, the usefulness of Hofstede’s fifth dimension is doubted. The article concludes by calling for new visions and perspectives in our cross cultural research.

Key Words: Chinese values • Confucian dynamism • cross cultural • Hofstede’s fifth dimension • long-term orientation • Yin Yang

International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, Vol. 3, No. 3, 347-368 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/1470595803003003006


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