Cross-cultural resources

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Hofstede and Globe cultural dimensions
You want to use the Hofstede or Globe cultural dimensions in your study? You don't want to spend ages finding them and typing them up? We have done that for you and included them in an Excel spreadsheet. You can Spreadsheet download it here.
Delta Intercultural Academy
DIAExternal web link: opens in a new browser window http://www.dialogin.com
This is the website of The Delta Intercultural Academy: a knowledge and learning community for all those professionally interested or involved in intercultural business and management communication. It contains links to articles on these topics, news on conferences, reviews and information about research projects.
Geert Hofstede
External web link: opens in a new browser window http://www.geerthofstede.com/
Geert Hofstede's own home page. Topics include a summary of his ideas about national and organization cultures, publications, biographical information, training and consulting services, and more.
ITIM
ITIMExternal web link: opens in a new browser window http://www.itim.org
Culture and management consultants who offer cross-cultural training rooted in Hofstede's cultural dimensions.
Negotiation Resources
External web link: opens in a new browser window http://www.negotiation.biz
A bit clunky, but a very good resource for those interested in the process and practice of cross-cultural negotiation.
THIAGI
The Thiagi Group
External web link: opens in a new browser window http://www.thiagi.com
This website provides information about a range of workshops by Thiagi, has a large collection of training games and lots of freebies, including tips for facilitators, email games, interactive lectures, articles and hand-outs. Highly recommended!
Trompenaars Hampden-Turner
External web link: opens in a new browser window http://www.7d-culture.nl/
Trompenaars Hampden-Turner provide consulting, training, coaching and (un)learning services to help leaders and professionals manage and solve their business and culture dilemmas, based on Fons Trompenaars' seven-dimensional model of culture.
World Factbook
External web link: opens in a new browser window http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
A great website if you want to quickly verify some basic country facts.
World Values Survey
World ValuesExternal web link: opens in a new browser window http://www.worldvaluessurvey.org/
The World Values Survey project is a worldwide investigation of sociocultural and political change. It has carried out representative national surveys of the basic values and beliefs of publics in more than 65 societies.