National culture
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November 2026
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Change management10 min readHofstede and GLOBE scores for Vietnam: hypotheses, not answers
For owners and managers who want national culture scores to guide the design of a change. Hofstede publishes six scores for Vietnam, while GLOBE's country list does not include Vietnam. The post shows how to treat scores as hypotheses and test them in your own firm.
Ethics & corporate governance11 min readDo not generalise “Asian values”: three readings on East–West ethics
For managers and owners handed an “East versus West” slide before a negotiation or a code-of-conduct meeting. Three papers, by Sen, Koehn and Ardichvili, each show why a two-block table is too coarse, and each attacks a different weak point.
Strategy & leadership10 min readCultural intelligence for leaders: the four CQ capabilities
For an owner or manager about to lead a multinational team or negotiate with a foreign partner. Cultural intelligence (CQ) has four capabilities; this shows how to pick the one to build first, and what the evidence does and does not say.