TABLE 6
FROM:
The crossvergence perspective: reflections and projections
David A Ralston
BACK TO ARTICLETable 6. The findings on longitudinal change for China, Hong Kong and the USa
| Values dimensions | 1989 | 2001 | Hypothesis supported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Integration | (US, HK)>China | US=HK=China | Convergence |
| (Power distance) | (Convergence) | (NS) | |
| Human-heartedness | US>HK>China | (US, HK)>China | Crossvergence |
| (Masculinity–Feminity) | (Crossvergence) | ||
| Machiavellianism | (HK, China)>US | (HK, China)>US | Divergence |
| (Divergence) | |||
| Locus of control | China>HK>US | (China, HK)>US | Crossvergence |
| (Crossvergence) | |||
| Confucian work dynamism | China>HK>US | (HK, China)>US | Crossvergence |
| (Crossvergence) | |||
| Moral discipline | HK=US=China | (HK, China)>US | Crossvergence |
| (Individualism–Collectivism) | (NS) | ||
| Intolerance of ambiguity | China>HK>US | (HK, China)>US | Crossvergence |
| (Crossvergence) | |||
| Dogmatism | (HK, China)>US | (China, HK)>US | Divergence |
| (Divergence) |
a Ralston et al. (2006a).
