The School of Slavonic and East European Studies is one of the world's leading specialist institutions, and the largest …

is not taken to retain the humane ‘ren’ qualities of Confucian culture as the underlying philosophy of this Sino … traditional Confucian culture area, would be well placed to assist in this endeavour. This paper proposes that as China modernises … globalisation by remembering itself as a one-world ‘datong’-serving civilisation. The exigencies of globalisation might well unlock …

, retention, organization, people, incentives, culture, and systems. Findings – This paper concludes that in order to better serve …

, technology, organizational structure, size, strategy, and organizational culture. Evidence on the effect of these variables …

culture, government, and lack of support would make these standards impossible to implement. Since the globalization of …

, firms in countries with high uncertainty avoidance, as a national culture, hold more cash as a way to hedge against … more cash. At the same time, however, the multinationality of the firm moderates the effects of culture on the firm … multinationality of the firm is positively correlated with holdings of cash. On the other hand, the effect of national culture on firm …

We construct an endogenous growth model that includes a cultural variable along thedimension of individualism-collectivism …. Collectivism leads to efficiency gains relative to individualism, but these gains are static, unlike the dynamic effect of … individualism on growth through innovation. Using genetic data as instruments for culture we provide strong evidence of a causal …

. As a consequence, not only in Germany but throughout the world, the number of certificationschemes has been increasing … region to region around the world. Against thebackground of this multiplicity of cultures, this study analyzes the impact of … cultural context on the way certificationschemes are implemented and work in different parts of the world.Based on theories …