September 11, 2001
- 1 August 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in International Journal of Cross Cultural Management
- Vol. 4 (2) , 211-228
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1470595804044750
Abstract
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.Keywords
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