Purpose

This article analyzes the relationships between different conceptions of time, socioeconomic development and cultural values.

Design/methodology/approach

We focus on three major aspects of time, namely, 1) duration, 2) orientation and 3) tempo. Furthermore, we draw on modernization theory to distinguish between agrarian/traditional and industrial/modern societies and their respective cultural values.

Findings

Analyses indicate that agrarian/traditional societies with cultural values such as collectivism, survival, religiosity and hierarchical structures are marked by subjective/cyclical/inaccurate, past-oriented and slow-paced conceptions of time. In contrast, industrial/modern societies with cultural values such as individualism, self-expression, secularism and egalitarianism are marked by objective/linear/accurate, future-oriented and accelerated conceptions of time.

Originality/value

This paper introduces an original conceptualization of the three dimensions of time – duration, orientation and tempo – previously overlooked in the literature. Additionally, it provides an in-depth and comprehensive analysis of the relationships between time, culture and socioeconomic development.

中文翻译：

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时间、社会经济发展和文化价值观的概念

目的

本文分析了不同时间概念、社会经济发展和文化价值观之间的关系。

设计/方法论/途径

我们关注时间的三个主要方面，即1）持续时间，2）方向和3）节奏。此外，我们利用现代化理论来区分农业/传统社会和工业/现代社会及其各自的文化价值观。

发现

分析表明，具有集体主义、生存、宗教信仰和等级结构等文化价值观的农业/传统社会的特点是主观/周期性/不准确、面向过去和缓慢节奏的时间观念。相比之下，具有个人主义、自我表达、世俗主义和平等主义等文化价值观的工业/现代社会，其特点是客观/线性/准确、面向未来和加速的时间观念。

原创性/价值

本文介绍了时间的三个维度——持续时间、方向和节奏——的原始概念，而这些维度之前在文献中被忽视了。此外，它还对时间、文化和社会经济发展之间的关系进行了深入而全面的分析。