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September 11, 2001Two Quasi-Experiments on the Influence of Threats on Cultural Values and CosmopolitanismITESM, Mexico, University of Melbourne, Australia and College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, USA, mrolivas{at}itesm.mx
ITESM, Mexico, University of Melbourne, Australia and College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, USA, harzing{at}unimelb.edu.au
ITESM, Mexico, University of Melbourne, Australia and College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, USA, scott.mccoy{at}business.wm.edu This article investigates whether the September 11 attack had an impact on cultural values and the level of cosmopolitanism of US university students. Extending a model proposed by Esses, Dovidio and Hodson, we hypothesize a positive effect on the cultural dimensions of collectivism and hierarchy/power distance and a negative effect on cosmopolitanism. Our results - drawn from two separate quasi-experimental studies - support the two latter hypotheses. In addition, supplementary analyses showed that, after the September 11 attack, students exhibited a tendency to trade-in variety, adventure and challenge for security and stability in their ideal job after graduation. Implications for management and for cross cultural management research are discussed.
Key Words: cosmopolitanism • culture change • power distance • quasi-experiments • terrorism
International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, Vol. 4, No. 2,
211-228 (2004) This article has been cited by other articles:
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