Is Culture a Moderator of Entrepreneurship Motivation? A Comparative Study of Romania and Iceland
The purpose of our study is to identify the linkage between national culture and the entrepreneurial intent for a specific demographic group. Thus, we set out to identify the differences induced by cultural context on the entrepreneurial intent of business administration bachelor students, from Roma...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:16aaf53129d84e919c54676dc48295b8 2023-05-15T16:46:41+02:00 Is Culture a Moderator of Entrepreneurship Motivation? A Comparative Study of Romania and Iceland Laura Brancu Svala Guðmundsdóttir Delia Gligor Valentin Munteanu 2015-02-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/16aaf53129d84e919c54676dc48295b8 EN RO eng rum Academy of Economic Studies of Bucharest http://www.amfiteatrueconomic.ro/ArticolEN.aspx?CodArticol=2376 https://doaj.org/toc/1582-9146 https://doaj.org/toc/2247-9104 1582-9146 2247-9104 https://doaj.org/article/16aaf53129d84e919c54676dc48295b8 Amfiteatru Economic, Vol 17, Iss 38, Pp 133-147 (2015) entrepreneurial intention cultural variables Hofstede’s model Romania – Iceland cultural distance Business HF5001-6182 Economics as a science HB71-74 article 2015 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-30T21:47:32Z The purpose of our study is to identify the linkage between national culture and the entrepreneurial intent for a specific demographic group. Thus, we set out to identify the differences induced by cultural context on the entrepreneurial intent of business administration bachelor students, from Romania and Iceland. The study is focused on underlining the motivations that can determine students to start their own businesses and analysing the extent to which the entrepreneurial motivations have cultural determinations (the classic model Hofstede dimensions). The method employed was a questionnaire-based survey, carried-out in both targeted countries. The independent sample t-test was used to identify the significant differences between the two groups of students. Based on the Hofstede`s societal culture model (1980), the research calculates an indicator called cultural distance for four cultural dimensions: individualism/collectivism, power distance, uncertainty avoidance and masculinity/femininity, in order to highlight national cultural influence on the entrepreneurial process. The results indicate that there are significant differences between Romanian and Icelandic students; however, these differences are not explained by the cultural distance calculated for the two groups. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
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The purpose of our study is to identify the linkage between national culture and the entrepreneurial intent for a specific demographic group. Thus, we set out to identify the differences induced by cultural context on the entrepreneurial intent of business administration bachelor students, from Romania and Iceland. The study is focused on underlining the motivations that can determine students to start their own businesses and analysing the extent to which the entrepreneurial motivations have cultural determinations (the classic model Hofstede dimensions). The method employed was a questionnaire-based survey, carried-out in both targeted countries. The independent sample t-test was used to identify the significant differences between the two groups of students. Based on the Hofstede`s societal culture model (1980), the research calculates an indicator called cultural distance for four cultural dimensions: individualism/collectivism, power distance, uncertainty avoidance and masculinity/femininity, in order to highlight national cultural influence on the entrepreneurial process. The results indicate that there are significant differences between Romanian and Icelandic students; however, these differences are not explained by the cultural distance calculated for the two groups. |
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Laura Brancu Svala Guðmundsdóttir Delia Gligor Valentin Munteanu |
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Laura Brancu Svala Guðmundsdóttir Delia Gligor Valentin Munteanu |
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Laura Brancu |
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Is Culture a Moderator of Entrepreneurship Motivation? A Comparative Study of Romania and Iceland |
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Is Culture a Moderator of Entrepreneurship Motivation? A Comparative Study of Romania and Iceland |
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Is Culture a Moderator of Entrepreneurship Motivation? A Comparative Study of Romania and Iceland |
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Is Culture a Moderator of Entrepreneurship Motivation? A Comparative Study of Romania and Iceland |
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Is Culture a Moderator of Entrepreneurship Motivation? A Comparative Study of Romania and Iceland |
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is culture a moderator of entrepreneurship motivation? a comparative study of romania and iceland |
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Academy of Economic Studies of Bucharest |
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