This paper is based on the E-World research programme focusing on international perspectives of entrepreneurship. In the first stage of this international research project, each country had to conduct focus groups in order to develop a preliminary list of traits and behavioural patterns of...

The present study focuses on the open innovation impact factors on different phases of open innovation to create qualitative basis for quantitative research within SME-s. Study has been provided in three countries with different economies and cultures that were comparable by pair: Sweden and...

The present study focuses on the open innovation impact factors on different phases of open innovation to create qualitative basis for quantitative research within SME-s. Study has been provided in three countries with different economies and cultures that were comparable by pair: Sweden and...

906 employees from Estonian companies were studied in order to explore how task-orientation and relationship-orientation of organisational culture influence attitudes to the process of organisational change among employees in post-socialist organisations. The current survey indicates that people...

It has been famously said that 'Character is Destiny'. Similarly, it might be stated that 'Culture is National Destiny'. What is national culture and how does it (partially) determine the course of historical events? 'National Culture' might be defined as the beliefs and values of a given group...

The current article is based on data from two phases of the Global Leadership and Organizational Behaviour (Globe) cross-cultural study. The research questions that this paper attempts to explore look at how cultural dimensions predict values held by top managers and how managerial values in...