Exploring the Roots of Culture Using Spatial Autocorrelation

Cross-Cultural Research

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 160-187

  Dobson, Paul ^a   Gelade, Garry A ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

geographical proximity; GLOBE; national culture; national development; physical climate; religious profile; spatial autocorrelation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859831237     PISSN: 10693971     EISSN: 15523578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1069397111430460     Document Type: Article

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