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Culture and entrepreneurial orientation: a multi-country study

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Entrepreneurial orientation (EO) has been proven as an essential attribute of high performing firms, and the role of culture has been highlighted for generating robust EO. The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of culture by identifying differences among the selected nations in terms of EO dimensions. This is an empirical study based on the data collected from university students in the U.S., Korea, Fiji, India, and Malaysia representing nations with significantly different cultural contexts. The result showed significant differences among the nations in most EO dimensions. This implies that customized education approaches based on unique cultural context are needed for developing EO among college students.

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Acknowledgement

We would like to recognize the following scholars who helped us collecting the data used in this study: Dr. Ahmad Z. bin Ismail, Bank Rakyat School of Entrepreneurship, Malaysia; Dr. Narendra Reddy, The University of the South Pacific, Fiji; Dr. Seema Zokarkar, Alard Institute of management Sciences, India

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  1. Department of Management, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 209 CBA, Lincoln, NE, 68588-0491, USA

    Sang M. Lee

  2. Bill Greehey School of Business, St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, TX, USA

    Seong-bae Lim

  3. Department of Management & Public Administration, University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji

    Raghuvar D. Pathak

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Lee, S.M., Lim, Sb. & Pathak, R.D. Culture and entrepreneurial orientation: a multi-country study. Int Entrep Manag J 7, 1–15 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11365-009-0117-4

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