Dimensions of intercultural effectiveness: Culture specific or culture general? |
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| Authors: | William B Gudykunst Mitchell R Hammer |
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| Institution: | State University of New York, AlbanyU.S.A.;University of Wisconsin, MilwaukueeU.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | Abe and Wiseman (1983) replicated Hammer, Gudykunst, and Wiseman's (1978) study of the dimensions of intercultural effectiveness. Subjects for the Hammer et al. study were Americans living in another culture for at least 3 months, whereas Abe and Wiseman's subjects were Japanese tourists in the United States. Three dimensions emerged in the original study and five in the replication. Abe and Wiseman interpret these differences as evidence for a culture-specific interpretation of intercultural effectiveness. The argument presented in this paper is that Abe and Wiseman's data do not support a culture-specific interpretation. Rather, it presents relatively unequivocal evidence for a culture-general interpretation. Differences in the two factor structures are explained in terms of sample size and length of stay. |
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| Keywords: | Requests for reprints should be addressed to W B Gudykunst Department of Communication SUNY—Albany Albany NY 12222 |
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