Open research questions in Globalization and Cultural Identity
50 unresolved questions extracted from the limitations and future-work sections of 3,251 Globalization and Cultural Identity papers in our library. Each links back to the study that raised it.
What the literature leaves open
The challenges of multiculturalism in the workplace include communication barriers and misunderstandings. Limited English proficiency and cultural biases can also pose challenges.
The complexity and multifaceted nature of the issue. The need to examine the effects of globalization on various aspects of Indian society. The challenge of balancing economic growth and development with cultural preservation and social equality.
The lack of a holistic approach to the study of complex societies. The need for a more effective research method than the national character approach of the 1950s.
There is a need for a new form of rationality to address global dangers. International scientific and professional associations have not yet been fully studied.
Book Reviews : Knowledge and Power in a Global Society. Edited by William M. Evan (Beverly Hills, CA: Sage, 1981) 320 pp · 1983 · DOIThe paper identifies a gap in the consideration of the social nature of man in psychoanalysis, - It highlights the need for further exploration of the development of thought on the origin of culture and civilization
Inhibitions to comparative analysis have limited the development of the sociology of culture. The assertion of unique quest has served to inhibit comparative analysis within each of the three major domains.
The interpretation of national cultures is a challenging task. The explanation of American culture may still be beyond our grasp.
The imposition of culture by the conqueror is a problem in ethnohistory. The definition of culture is often disputed.
Further studies on delivery performance in other countries. Research on the impact of corporate postures on business policy.
There is a lack of hard evidence on delivery performance in Britain. The concept of business policy has not been fully explored.
Prior research may blind us to important aspects of organizational culture. The emergence of countercultures is not well understood.
The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of the growth of OTC derivatives. The paper aims to fill this gap by analyzing the statistics of OTC derivatives outstanding.
The study's reliance on self-reported data may introduce a social desirability bias. The survey question may trigger fear of missing out, leading respondents to overreport usage. The study's sample size is limited to 21 countries, which may not be representative of the global population.
Negative relationship between cultural individualism and ChatGPT usage. Sociological analysis across 21 countries · 2026 · DOIThe study identifies a gap in the existing literature on the relationship between cultural dimensions and ChatGPT usage. The research aims to address the lack of understanding of how cultural factors influence AI adoption and usage. The study seeks to explore the intersection of culture, generative artificial intelligence, and global power dynamics.
Negative relationship between cultural individualism and ChatGPT usage. Sociological analysis across 21 countries · 2026 · DOIThe study is based on a small sample of 90 students. The study is limited to the perspectives of students and may not reflect the views of business professionals.
The paper suggests that future research should focus on finding valuable forms of hybridization and avoiding simulacra. The paper argues that it is necessary to form a proven methodology for determining the characteristics that should be exposed to the influence of globalization.
Hybridization of cultures as a consequence of globalization: risks of loss of independence · 2026 · DOIThe paper identifies a gap in the understanding of the consequences of globalization on culture, particularly the hybridization of cultures. The paper argues that the current situation, which affects not only the Ukrainian space but also spreads on a global scale, requires a deeper understanding of the factors that lead to the hybridization of cultures.
Hybridization of cultures as a consequence of globalization: risks of loss of independence · 2026 · DOIThe gap is the lack of a political approach to cosmopolitanism. Prior work has focused on moral views concerning global democracy and distributive justice.
The need to consider the cultural consequences of engineering activity. The lack of a broad humanitarian outlook and advanced ethical consciousness among modern specialists.
A final relevant consequence may be found in the increasing awareness that civil society and political parties may deploy different strategies to convey democratic ideals into reality, but it remains to be clarified if this should be carried out into the trenches of a pugnacious media and from there into the beliefs and expectations of citizens.
The Cultural Dissensions of the Promised Future: Culture Wars and Barack Obama’s Autobiographies · 2013I go on to distinguish three issues on this agenda which are more often collapsed, arguing that the meaning of markets should be investigated in terms of the cultural construction of objects of market exchange, the cultural construction of parties to market exchange, and the cultural construction of norms of exchange.
At the present time, the interna- tionalization of banking has been accompanied by the interna- tionalization of insurance, and more especially of reinsurance, and although fierce competition for market shares has begun, the full political consequences of this development have not been assessed or analysed.
Comparative-Research Data in Management Education On the basis of the limited data from this study and of some pedagogical experiments that I have recently made, I should like to suggest that comparative-research data of the type pre sented here may provide a useful support to teachers in man agement education who seek to facilitate or induce some change in managerial or organizational thinking and practice.
The sociology of culture has languished due to inhibitions to comparative analysis. The production of culture is a common way to research culture, but has not been fully explored.
There is a lack of understanding of the emergence of a 'dealing' culture among middle-level dealers. Prior studies have focused on other levels of the distribution hierarchy or have not examined the cultural and social context of drug distribution.
Most-cited papers in Globalization and Cultural Identity
- Illusions of techno-nationalism · Journal of International Business Studies · 2021 · 187 citations
- The theory and empirics of the structural reshaping of globalization · Journal of International Business Studies · 2020 · 103 citations
- Machine culture · Nature Human Behaviour · 2023 · 102 citations
- Local Actors in Global Politics · Current Sociology · 2004 · 98 citations
- Do Organizational Cultures Replicate National Cultures? Isomorphism, Rejection and Reciprocal Opposition in the Corporate Values of Three Countries · Organization Studies · 2003 · 94 citations
- On “Nationology”: The Gravitational Field of National Culture · Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology · 2021 · 59 citations
- Deep Restoration: from The Great Implosion to The Great Awakening · Globalizations · 2020 · 55 citations
- The Globalization Backlash: Exploring New Perspectives · Comparative Political Studies · 2021 · 54 citations
- Global Culture or Culture Clash · Communication Research · 1998 · 48 citations
- Coloniality and globalization: a decolonial take · Globalizations · 2020 · 48 citations
Most recent work
- The International Journal of Diverse Identities · The International Journal of Diverse Identities · 2026
- THE IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION ON LANGUAGE DIVERSITY · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2026
- The Zimmerman Conjecture on Optimal Human Flourishing: A First-Principles Derivation (v2.1 — Geometric Closure) · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2026
- Review of On the Edge of the Future: Esalen and the Evolution of American Culture · Communal Societies · 2026
- Culture, Collectivism and Chaos: A Case Study · Communal Societies · 2026
- Review of Technological Utopianism in American Culture · Communal Societies · 2026
- A GLOBÁLIS IGAZSÁGOSSÁG NYOMÁBAN · Tudásmenedzsment · 2026
- The dictatorship of money: late capitalism and the new state of exception · Distinktion Journal of Social Theory · 2026
- Digital Transnationalism: Maintenance of Social, Cultural and Emotional Links · Journal of Intercultural Communication Research · 2026
- Negative relationship between cultural individualism and ChatGPT usage. Sociological analysis across 21 countries · Human Technology · 2026
Find a gap in your own Globalization and Cultural Identity sub-topic
This page shows what the Globalization and Cultural Identity literature already flags as unresolved. To narrow it to your specific question, run the guided finder — it searches the gap library on demand and checks candidates against 250M+ OpenAlex works.
Open the Research Gap Finder →