Purpose–The purpose of this study is to report data showing competencies that distinguish
effective managers and leaders in a large Italian company and in Italian cooperatives …

The purpose of this study is to investigate the patterns of regional cultural differences within
European countries. This study extends our previous work (Kaasa et al. 2013) that used data …

Given the emerging evidence that national culture influences visitor behavior and that
Hofstede's concept (1980, 2001) has become the most accepted means to quantify …

Despite advances in the psychological study of masculinities, the term “masculinity” or
“masculinities” has been conceptualized differently across diverse theoretical approaches …

Purpose–Despite the abundance of literature on management it seems that the quality of
management has not improved enough to prevent scandals which have occurred in recent …

Purpose There is a growing debate and research stream on the influence of national culture
on the type and nature of management control systems (MCSs) used by organizations in the …

This study investigates the malleability of Hofstede's cultural dimensions for three groups of
students. Underlying issues include the convergence, divergence, and crossvergence …

Our paper aims to find answers to the question how much business success negotiation
success is determined by the business partners age and the amount of time spent in various …

Contemporary managers in the Twenty-first Century must lead employees from all cultures
and backgrounds in Fortune 500 companies. The problem investigated in this study was that …

National cultures have a strong influence on the performance of organizations and should
be taken into account when studying the traits of high performing managers. At the same …