Assessing the Impact of the National Cultural Framework on Responsible Corporate Behaviour towards Consumers: an Application of Geert Hofstede`s Cultural Model

Cristina Ganescu (), Andreea Gangone and Mihaela Asandei
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Cristina Ganescu: Universitatea „Constantin Brâncoveanu” din Pitesti
Andreea Gangone: Universitatea „Constantin Brâncoveanu” din Pitesti
Mihaela Asandei: Universitatea „Constantin Brâncoveanu” din Pitesti

The AMFITEATRU ECONOMIC journal, 2014, vol. 16, issue 35, 351

Abstract: This article aims to define and measure responsible corporate behaviour towards consumers in EU countries by defining an index of responsible corporate behaviour towards consumers and to establish the impact of Geert Hofstede`s cultural dimensions on the responsible behaviour of organisations towards consumers. The index uses a specific measurement methodology based on three major components of responsible corporate behaviour towards customers and on content analysis of the Eurostat databases, the RAPEX 2012 Annual Report, the 2012-2013 Global Competitiveness Report and the Global Reporting Initiative database. We used the multifactorial regression and the Wald significance test to demonstrate that organisations operating in countries characterised by low power distance, individualism, femininity, tolerance of unknown and long-term orientation pay more attention to responsible corporate behaviour towards customers. The study highlights theoretical considerations that support the influence of the national cultural framework on responsible corporate behaviour towards consumers. The methodology for calculating the index of responsible corporate behaviour towards consumers can become a basis of analysis of responsible corporate behaviour towards local consumers or other stakeholders.

Keywords: responsible corporate behaviour; consumers; index of responsible corporate behaviour towards consumers (IRCBC); cultural model; Geert Hofstede; European Union. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C43 C52 D18 D22 M14 O52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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