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Hofstede's Value Survey Module (VSM) identifies fundamental differences in the way people in various countries perceive and interpret their worlds. After adjusting value scores on the basis of demographic features of samples in the present study, values between subcultural groupings in four Chinese-populated regions (Taiwan, Beijing, Hong Kong, and Wuhan) were compared, and strong subcultural differences revealed. A methodology is proposed to facilitate VSM comparisons using limited, secondary data sources. Propositions concerning subcultural differences are suggested on the basis of the findings.
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Paul Huo, Y., Randall, D.M. Exploring subcultural differences in hofstede's value survey: The case of the Chinese. Asia Pacific J Manage 8, 159–173 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01731938
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