In this short series of posts on the dilemma Google finds itself in with Chinese censorship, I have attempted to question the idea that it's all about a clash of national cultures. In particular, the very idea of a national culture has been called to account for itself. I've argued that Grid-group cultural theory offers … Continue reading The Google Dilemma Part 3
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The Google Dilemma, Part 2
More on the Google-China argument and the concept of national differences, engaging with Cross-Cultural Theory and with Grid-Group Cultural Theory as two alternative ways of understanding cultural disagreement.
The Google Dilemma. National Differences and Cross-Cultural Theory
"Good enough for our transatlantic friends ... but unworthy of the attentions of practical or scientific men." Good enough for our transatlantic friends? This was the verdict of a British Parliamentary Committee , on the implications of Thomas Edison's new electric lamp, which had been patented in the US in 1879. In the gloom of … Continue reading The Google Dilemma. National Differences and Cross-Cultural Theory