Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to benchmark national culture in the context of decent work practices in project-based industry of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This should help in achieving successful short-term migration. The study also aims to validate the decent work practice...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate how a country's national culture and institutional framework influence employees' reactions to changes in organizations and the process of implementation of changes. Design/methodology/approach – The authors conducted interviews with...

Purpose – There is an established link between national cultural differences and documented variations in technological innovations across countries. To move beyond a narrow emphasis on national cultures, scholars have suggested using within‐country diversity to compensate for known...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and cost of equity in an international context assessing the moderating effect of culture on the relation between CSR and the cost of equity. Design/methodology/approach The authors use...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an updated and authoritative measure of individualism vs collectivism (IDV-COLL) as a dimension of national culture. Design/methodology/approach Rather than focus solely on Hofstede’s classic work, the authors review the main nation-level studies...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a comprehensive account for careers within the Greek academic system. Historical, cultural and geographical features of the country have created a unique context that has shaped the way academic careers evolve. Design/methodology/approach –...

Purpose – The study aims to explore the role of mentoring and the moderating effects of gender on protean and boundaryless career orientations in the African albeit Nigerian cultural context. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected from 250 Nigerian nurses through a questionnaire....

Purpose This study aims to investigate the relationship between national culture and best practices as recommended in country-level corporate governance codes. Design/methodology/approach Measures for four corporate governance variables – board independence, gender composition, board...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine the changes in global worker preferences for job attributes and incentives at the national cultural level, knowledge that is key to the architecture of effective human resource systems. Design/methodology/approach – A Bayesian latent growth...

Purpose Whereas the impact of national culture on consumer innovativeness is widely discussed in the innovation literature, studies are scarce on consumer value and the related consumer willingness to pay (WTP) for innovations. Yet, innovative high-tech companies compete by enhancing their...