Chinese culture, which has been regarded as a collectivistic one by such great heads as G. Hofstede and Triands for a long time, seldom receives challenge on its very nature. The authors, however, found at least three...Chinese culture, which has been regarded as a collectivistic one by such great heads as G. Hofstede and Triands for a long time, seldom receives challenge on its very nature. The authors, however, found at least three critical mistakes in Hofstede's work, and raised their argument that Chinese culture is not a collectivistic one, but a "shi" culture which relies heavily on context. The split of mind is the fundamental cause of this "shi" culture.展开更多
文摘Chinese culture, which has been regarded as a collectivistic one by such great heads as G. Hofstede and Triands for a long time, seldom receives challenge on its very nature. The authors, however, found at least three critical mistakes in Hofstede's work, and raised their argument that Chinese culture is not a collectivistic one, but a "shi" culture which relies heavily on context. The split of mind is the fundamental cause of this "shi" culture.