Regional innovation culture in innovation laggard: A case of Croatia

Jadranka Švarc, Jasminka Lažnjak and Marina Dabic ()

Technology in Society, 2019, vol. 58, issue C

Abstract: The aim of the article is to explore the possible impacts of culture on in-country regional differences in innovation capacities and propensity to entrepreneurship using the Hofstede’s model of national culture. There is a number of studies that proved the profound influence of culture on innovation and entrepreneurship capacities. By contrast to cross-country cultural studies, the cross-regional cultural research on innovation and entrepreneurship within a country, especially in Europe, is an under-researched area. The research is based on national survey data (N = 1000) in Croatia, the country that suffers from weaknesses in innovation and entrepreneurial capacities with great regional development disparities. This suggests it as a good example for exploring regional cultural differences.

Keywords: Innovation culture; Hofstede’s model; Croatia; Innovation laggards; Regional development; Entrepreneurship (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2019.03.006

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