Hofstede’s Cultural Indicators, Knowledge Economy and Entrepreneurship in Arab Countries

Ahmed Driouchi and Alae Gamar

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Abstract: Abstract: This paper looks at the links between cultural variables, knowledge indices and entrepreneurship in Arab countries. It uses the Hofstede’s cultural dimensions and World Bank data to show how these variables are connected. The outputs from Arab countries are also compared to those from the Eastern European economies. The outcomes do clearly indicate the existence of links between cultural dimensions, access to knowledge and enterprise creation with of a gap between Arab and Eastern European Economies. The results show also that entrepreneurship is linked to cultural variables in Arab countries. This implies that further economic and social policies are needed to ensure the promotion of the culture of the knowledge economy and entrepreneurship in Arab countries.

Keywords: Keywords: Hofstede dimensions; Knowledge economy; Entrepreneurship; Arab countries; Eastern Europe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L2 O1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014-09-20
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-ara, nep-cse, nep-cul, nep-ent and nep-knm
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