Culturally Imprinted Anxiety and the Itinerary of Clinical Trial Projects for Its Management

• Published in: Cross-cultural research Vol. 55; no. 2-3; pp. 148 - 178
• Main Author: Malik, Tariq H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.07.2021; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Anxiety; Avoidance behavior; Clinical research; Clinical trials; Cultural change; Cultural theory; Culture; Management; Moderation; Organizational culture; R&D; Research & development; Robustness; Uncertainty; co-moderation; uncertainty avoidance; culturally imprinted anxiety; stress and anxiety location; long-term orientation; complementarity of contradictions; clinical trial projects

Anxiety has become ubiquitous in modern life, across countries. Cultural theories suggest that high uncertainty avoidance (UA) increases anxiety, while long-term orientation (LTO) decreases it. We question whether a high UA culture in a region attracts research and development (R&D) projects reg...