Evaluation of Journal Article Involving Cross Cultural...

Evaluation of Journal Article I. Introduction The essay is about to evaluate the journal written by Coen Heijes and express my personal interpretation of the article. The essay was divided into five sections. First of all, I would briefly outline the topic of the article and introduce the findings made by the author. Secondly, I would analyze the theory and literature review by evaluating the main theoretical framework. Then research design and methods would be discussed, followed by the findings and conclusions given by the author. Finally, personal implications would be delivered. In my opinion, take power dynamics into account while analyzing the perception across-cultural is a beneficial supplement to the dimensional†¦show more content†¦Besides, in the 1960s and 1970s, Clifford Geertz’s interpretive anthropology (1973) was accepted as a standard which emphasized that the concept of culture was not so much fixed, cohesive and systematic but more dynamic and co-created in dialogue. In addition, the role of power, power imbalance and power dynamics had been regarded as significant elements on cross-cultural researches. Jack and Aycan (2006) emphasized the demand on researches focusing on power relations in the diffusion, interaction, fusion, adaptation and hybridization of cultures such as in post-and neo-colonialism, and the political, business or occupational dominance of one ethnic group over another. Human (1996) observed that â€Å"differential power or status and power relations would affect the perceptions of culture and ultimately on the motivation, performance and development of a certain group†. Obviously, the need of research on the role of power and power imbalances in cross-cultural studies is reasonable and essential. What is more, Ybema and Byun (2009) delivered a cased study to explore issues of culture and identity in Japanese-Dutch work relations in two different contexts, and concluded that it was significant to analyze the context and power asymmetry on cross-cultural studies in multinational corporations, and Jackson (2004) indicated that it was inadequate to address the dynamics of