Purpose Work that is considered appropriate for only one gender by the indigenous culture is explored. The focus is on the operational issues that accrue due to the combination of what is deemed appropriate treatment to, and activities of, women. Global differences in the operational...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to test the validity of national culture as an explanatory construct for international operations management decision‐making. Design/methodology/approach – National culture is multi‐dimensional thereby allowing for much finer grained comparisons...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to assess how differences in national culture influence the impact of investments in manufacturing practices on operational performance. The paper addresses the following research question: does national culture affect the efficacy of investments in...