• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: The Moderating Influence of Cultural Tightness on the International Diversification–Firm Performance Relationship: A Meta-analysis
  • Contributor: Schüler, Jens
  • Published: Journal of Comparative International Management, 2024
  • Published in: Journal of Comparative International Management, 27 (2024) 1, Seite 16-30
  • Language: Not determined
  • DOI: 10.55482/jcim.2024.33571
  • ISSN: 1718-0864; 1481-0468
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  • Description: The relationship between international diversification (ID) and firm performance (FP) is among the best researched topics in international business. However, the findings on the role of firms’ home-country culture remain mixed, leading to repeated calls for broader cultural perspectives. We introduce the construct of cultural tightness–looseness and advance the conversation on the role of the tightness of a firm’s cultural origin. Drawing on 490 primary studies, we provide meta-analytic evidence that cultural tightness negatively moderates the ID–FP relationship.