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Frontiers of Business Research in China

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Front Bus Res Chin    2012, Vol. 6 Issue (4) : 447-474    https://doi.org/10.3868/s070-001-012-0021-0
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Cross-Country Differences in Entrepreneurial Activity: The Role of Cultural Practice and National Wealth
Xiangyang Zhao1(), Hai Li2(), Andreas Rauch3()
1. School of Economics and Business Administration, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; 2. School of Economics and Business Administration, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; 3. Graduate School/Inkubator, Leuphana University of Lueneburg, Scharnhorststrabe 1, 21335 Lüneburg, Germany
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In this paper, we argue that national culture is important in interpreting the differences of entrepreneurial activities between countries. Furthermore, national wealth plays a moderating role between national culture and entrepreneurial activities. Datasets from the Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness (GLOBE) project and Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) study were analyzed. We find that there are interaction effects between GDP, a proxy for national wealth, and several cultural dimensions on entrepreneurial activities. More traditional cultural variables (in-group collectivism, humane orientation, and power distance) enhance early-stage and established entrepreneurship in low- and medium-GDP countries, but hinder early-stage and established entrepreneurship in high-GDP countries. More modernistic cultural variables (performance orientation, future orientation, and uncertainty avoidance) promote high-growth and high-innovation entrepreneurship in some situations, especially in high-GDP countries. Implications and limitations are discussed.

Keywords national culture      cultural practice      entrepreneurial activities      Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM)      Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness (GLOBE)     
Corresponding Author(s): Xiangyang Zhao,Email:xiangyang.zhao@bnu.edu.cn; Hai Li,Email:lihai@bnu.edu.cn; Andreas Rauch,Email:arauch@inkubator.leuphana.de   
Issue Date: 05 December 2012
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Xiangyang Zhao,Hai Li,Andreas Rauch. Cross-Country Differences in Entrepreneurial Activity: The Role of Cultural Practice and National Wealth[J]. Front Bus Res Chin, 2012, 6(4): 447-474.
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https://academic.hep.com.cn/fbr/EN/Y2012/V6/I4/447
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