To determine what factors really are associated with culture, the authors combined data from 558 prior surveys that each measured one or more of Hofstede's cultural dimensions.

为了确定哪些因素真正与文化相关，作者结合了 558 项先前调查的数据，每项调查都测量了霍夫斯泰德的一个或多个文化维度。

Though the validity of Hofstede's dimensions has been questioned, they have the singular benefit of having been in use for decades, which allows for historical and international comparisons.

尽管霍夫斯泰德维度的有效性受到质疑，但它们有一个独特的好处，那就是已经使用了几十年，这使得历史和国际比较成为可能。