| Richard Bello: | |
| Name: | Richard Bello |
| Academic Institution: | Sam Houston State University |
| Co-autores/Co-authors: | Donald Ragsdale, Sam Houston State University Frances E. Brandau-Brown, Sam Houston State University Terry Thibodeaux, Sam Houston State University |
| email: | SCM_RSB@exchange.shsu.edu |
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| Paper Title | Cultural Perceptions of Equivocation and Directness: Dimensional or Unique? |
| Abstract: | Abstract: A limited amount of empirical research has been conducted on the role that culture plays in the use and perception of interpersonal equivocation (and related concepts such as directness, vagueness, ambiguity, clarity, and face concerns). Hall’s (1959) and Hofstede’s (1980, 1997) fundamental dimensions of cultural difference, especially those concerning high versus low context and individualistic versus collectivistic cultures, would appear to suggest that equivocation would be used and viewed differently across these dimensions. However, the data that have been collected and analyzed (e.g., Tanaka |