title: Hofstede's measures of national culture and social progress.
abstract: Using measures of national cultures published by Hofstede in 1991, this study examined their effects on the weighted index of social progress of 50 countries around the world. Empirical findings indicated that individualism was negatively associated, while power distance was positively associated with the social progress of nations.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Business Administration, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada.
authors.forename: Basu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012919:Social Behavior; D012931:Social Environment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires