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International Journal of Cross Cultural Management
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Ecological Limits to Globalization of Managerial Situations

Evert Van de Vliert

University of Groningen, The Netherlands, and University of Bergen, Norway, E.Van.de.Vliert{at}rug.nl

Ståle Einarsen

University of Bergen, Norway

Martin C. Euwema

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, Martin.Euwema{at}psy.kuleuven.be

Onne Janssen

University of Groningen, The Netherlands, O.Janssen{at}rug.nl

The fast-growing global village may not be without cultural boundaries. Globalization as the evolvement of a syndrome of universally endorsed cultural values and practices may have its limits because climate-based demands and wealth-based resources in concert shape unique local cultures. This article reviews results of theory-based research that tested this innovative hypothesis for globalization of the managerially relevant decisions and actions of recruitment, handling work motives, conforming to leadership ideals, and shaping organizational structures and strategies. Recently published secondary analyses of large cross-national/cross-sectional data sets indeed support the presumption that there are climato-economic limits to globalization of managerial situations. Globaphobes and globaphiles may thus have too unrealistic nightmares and daydreams about the sameness of cultures around the globe in times to come.

Key Words: management • work motives • organizational forms • globalization • climato-economic niches

International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, Vol. 9, No. 2, 185-198 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1470595809335715
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