When Hofstede published the book Culture’s Consequences International Differences in Work-Related Values in 1980, he established indices of culture; culture was to be a measurable variable in international business studies. Hofstede's theoretical basis is traced to a comparative approach established by George Murdock. The lack of use of Hofstede’s dimensions in mainstream social sciences is des...

This volume arose from papers presented at a symposium held by the Board on International Comparative Studies in Education of the US National Research Council, a body set up by the US National Academy of Sciences. According to the editors the papers in this volume `represent the most up-to-date and comprehensive assessment of methodological strengths and weaknesses of international comparative ...

Comparative effectiveness research incorporates study designs extending beyond the randomized controlled trial (RCT) [1], which is the touchstone for demonstrating therapeutic efficacy. The litany of RCT flaws is often recited: not real world, not real patients, not real settings, not available, not timely, and not affordable. Although not every RCT is well designed, there are established narra...

This paper reviews some of the methodological issues surrounding international studies of comparative educational achievement. It is argued that many of the claims made for these studies are unjustified and that their use for guiding educational policy is limited, especially because they lack longitudinal data on students.

There is a considerable amount of controversy about the model(s) of comparative advantage and its applicability to international business, in particular as a guide to the success of nations and/or firms in international markets. This perception (or understanding) of inapplicability of the model(s) of comparative advantage has lead international business experts to develop new models, or what ma...

there is considerable agreement among linguists that thematic analysis offers writers insights into manuscripts that may be rejected by international journals due to thematic organization problems. whereas many comparative studies have provided valuable information about thematic progression (tp), the role of peripheral themes (pts) has almost been neglected. using the revised model of the tp p...

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This study proposes and illustrates a two-stage strategy to analyze differential item functioning in comparative educational studies. At the first stage, within each country, item difficulties are estimated. At the second stage, results are combined across countries using a meta-analytic framework to investigate (a) whether the items function consistently at the country level, and (b) what coun...