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Cosmopolitanism, Individual-level Values and Cultural-level Values: A Cross-cultural Study
Journal of Business Research (2011)
  • Mark Cleveland, The University of Western Ontario
  • Seçil Erdoğan, The University of Western Ontario
  • Gülay Arıkan
  • Tuğça Poyraz
Abstract
Cosmopolitanism (COS) is an important consumer characteristic for international market segmentation. To date, no empirical studies investigate how COS relates to consumer values. This research, involving samples of Canadians and Turks, focuses on the associations of individual- and cultural-level values to COS dispositions, and compares these relationships cross-culturally. The findings support the cross-cultural applicability of these constructs. While some of the COS-values relationships are consistent across the two cultures, others differ. Overall, COS is much more strongly associated with Schwartz's individual and cultural level values than with either Hofstede's cultural dimensions or demographics.
Keywords
  • Cosmopolitanism,
  • Cross-cultural,
  • Values,
  • Cultural dimensions,
  • Consumer behaviour
Publication Date
2011
Citation Information
Mark Cleveland, Seçil Erdoğan, Gülay Arıkan and Tuğça Poyraz. "Cosmopolitanism, Individual-level Values and Cultural-level Values: A Cross-cultural Study" Journal of Business Research (2011)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/mark_cleveland/18/