Long-range planning and cross-cultural research. A literature review
Long-range planning and cross-cultural research. A literature review

Summary/Abstract: Since 1980 many empirical studies in diverse fields have used Hofstede’s [1980] framework and have tried to show that variation in cultural values leads to a variation of the researched outcomes. The purpose of this paper is to review existing literature on longrange planning and culture. This literature review shows the areas on which research has been concentrating, reveals gaps and provides directions for future research. Additionally, by scrutinizing research design issues, the aim of this paper is to guide researchers who are interested in doing studies in this area on methodological grounds as well. A general conclusion is that we still have very little knowledge of the influence of cultural values on long-range planning systems. Long-range planning as a subsystem of MCS has generally been studied in isolation from other controls and other contingency factors. Also, most of the studies are characterized by a simplistic interpretation of cultural dimensions. Thus, in the future more studies in this field should be conducted.

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