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How future managers view societal culture: A comparison across seven CEE countries

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  • Lang, Rainhart
  • Szabo, Erna
  • Catana, Gheorghe Alexandru
  • Konecna, Zdenka
  • Skálová, Petra
  • Krzykala-Schaefer, Renata

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The purpose of our exploratory study is to describe the characteristics of a sample of Central and East European students in business and engineering from their cultural assumption perspective. The cluster-distinctive cultural practices are: High Power Distance, In-group and Institutional Collectivism, low Humane and Future Orientation. Expectations (ideals) record significant differences for all cultural dimensions, with the highest ones concerning Power Distance (desire to decrease), Performance Orientation and Humane Orientation (desire to increase). Country of origin influences the students’ perceptions to a greater extent than their expectations, letting us presume that some of the societal cultural dimensions in the investigated region might show a trend toward harmonisation.

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  • Lang, Rainhart & Szabo, Erna & Catana, Gheorghe Alexandru & Konecna, Zdenka & Skálová, Petra & Krzykala-Schaefer, Renata, 2013. "How future managers view societal culture: A comparison across seven CEE countries," Journal of East European Management Studies, Rainer Hampp Verlag, vol. 18(4), pages 482-511.
    • Handle: RePEc:rai:joeems:doi_10.1688/1862-0019_jeems_2013_04_lang
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    Keywords

    GLOBE; CEE countries; students; intercultural differences; societal culture values; societal culture practices;
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    JEL classification:

    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • M14 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility

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