RT Journal Article
T1 Cross-cultural analysis of Japanese and Mediterranean entrepreneurs during the global economic crisis
A1 Rodriguez Toubes Muñiz, Diego
A1 García del Junco, Julio
A1 Abe, Masataka
K1 5304 Actividad Económica
K1 5308 Economía General
K1 5311 Organización y Dirección de Empresas
AB This paper aims to identify similarities and differences in the attitudes and traits of entrepreneurs in four countries, Japan and three Mediterranean countries, and it  analyzes how cultural diversity can influence business and entrepreneurial experience. To this end, two questionnaires were completed by entrepreneurs of 188 small businesses in Japan, Italy, Spain and Portugal at a time when all these countries had been hit by the  global economic crisis. The indices of the Hofstede dimensions were obtained from the VSM 94 questionnaire. The second open-ended questionnaire adds information about each case in the field of entrepreneurship. The qualitative case analysis shows a  relationship between the cultural values of the countries and the traits and attitudes of entrepreneurs. The findings indicate that perseverance and tenacity traits emerge in  times of economic crisis as values in entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurial motivation in  Japanese society addresses personal achievement, while it seeks independence in the  Mediterranean cultures. The index of individualism takes high values in the four countries. This supports the theory associating this dimension with the traits of creativity and  achievement.
PB Journal of International and Global Studies
SN 21580669
YR 2019
FD 2019
LK http://hdl.handle.net/11093/2042
UL http://hdl.handle.net/11093/2042
LA eng
NO Journal of International and Global Studies, 2(10): 47-63 (2019)
DS Investigo
RD 10-oct-2024