ABSTRACT This study aims to answer the following research question: How does national culture affect environmental disclosure in liberal economies? Several previous studies have shown that formal institutions, such as characteristics of government, country's financial system, an influence on disclosure. However, there is still a gap literature how informal institutions (the culture) can behavio...

This paper investigates the relationship between a country’s national culture and level of aid it grants to other countries. We rely on Hofstede’s framework quantify find that are significantly related. Specifically, we show countries having high power distance, masculinity uncertainty avoidance cultures appear refrain from engaging in foreign assistance programmes. On hand, individualistic-cul...

Models of culture are operationalized as individualism and collectivism and have not given sufficient attention to other organizing axes—especially how a society handles power, dependence, and equality. Shavitt, Lalwani, Zhang, and Torelli (2006) make a significant contribution by first reminding the field of power distance (Hofstede, 1980) and then moving beyond a single factor to highlight be...

Purpose This paper aims to draw from research on culture, stigma and entrepreneurial activity hypothesize that the relationship of with level differs by dimensions national i.e. individualism, masculinity, uncertainty avoidance power distance. Design/methodology/approach The hypotheses were tested data 15 countries spanning over a 15-year period. Poisson regressions used. Findings Results suppo...

an experiment was conducted at zahak research station in zabol in 1996-97 to determine the best method of planting and plant density for mixed culture of cucumber and eggplant. in this experiment, yields of two crops were compared in individual and mixed cultures. in both systems the distances between two plant were 25 and 50 cm, and in the mixed culture eggplants were planted in the opposite o...

Through the method of contrastive analysis, this thesis aims at presenting the differences as well as similarities between friendship view in China and that in English-speaking countries by examining Chinese and English idioms from the perspective of power distance, individualism versus collectivism and long-term versus short-term orientation. A further explanation of the characteristics of the...

We examine the relationship between institutions, culture and cyclical fluctuations for a sample of 45 European, Middle Eastern and North African countries. Better governance is associated with shorter and less severe contractions and milder expansions. Certain cultural traits, such as lack of acceptance of power distance and individualism, are also linked business cycle features. Business cycl...

The brand slogan change is an important measure to adjust the image and maintain brand’s vitality in fierce market competition. Clothing both a product of culture carrier culture, changes clothing company slogans are closely related consumer culture. This study selects that have changed Chinese last 20 years (2000-2019) adopts combination statistical analysis content discuss trends characterist...

the aim of the current study was to investigate the perceived psychic distance of potentialtourists in relation to iran as a tourism destination. the concept of psychic distance refersto perceived similarities/ differences between specific destination and tourist's homecountry. the members of couch-surfing virtual community participated in this study. thestatistical data were collected by conve...