The purpose of our exploratory study is to describe the characteristics of a sample of Central and East European students in business and engineering from their cultural assumption perspective. The cluster-distinctive cultural practices are: High Power Distance, In-group and Institutional...

Our study contributes to the literature about societal culture dimensions, as reflected by the perceptions and expectations of students and present managers. We find some similarities but also statistically significant differences between students and middle managers in Romania in terms of their...

Purpose: This study explored the effects of corporate top executives’ intellectual capital on organizational effectiveness and business performance and determined whether these effects vary from the factors included in Inglehart’s cultural values. Design/methodology/approach: A large group...

Often referred to "China's first teacher," Confucius set the standards and values that still permeate Chinese culture. Although officially disregarded by the Chinese government since the communist revolution, Confucius and his teachings remained the foundation of Chinese culture and managerial...

Using data on bilateral trade and measures of culture, this paper shows that cultural differences dampen bilateral trade. Moreover, this is the first study to probe Huntington's Clash of Civilizations hypothesis from an economic perspective. We analyze the dynamics of the effect of cultural...

People may finance entrepreneurs, often family members. Here, the question is: how has the COVID-19 pandemic affected people's funding of family-related entrepreneurs and non-family-related entrepreneurs? The pandemic predictably reduced the funding of family-related entrepreneurs and especially...