Title: Innovativeness, entrepreneurial tendencies, and cultural differences

Authors: Tiina Brandt; Stephen Treacy; Mukhammadfoik Bakhadirov; Sami Al-Kharusi

Addresses: Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences, Ratapihantie 13, 00520 Helsinki, Finland ' Department of Business Information Systems, Cork University Business School, Ireland ' School of Business and Economics, Westminster International University, Tashkent, Uzbekistan ' Department of Economics and Finance, College of Economics and Political Science, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 20 Postal Code 123, Al Khodh, Sultanate of Oman

Abstract: This study investigated the selected cultures' innovativeness and entrepreneurial intentions. Understanding these attributes facilitates deeper insights into cultural differences in entrepreneurship and the support needed to cultivate more successful entrepreneurs. The two relevant variables were innovativeness and intention to start a business. A survey instrument was used to collect data from 1,086 business students from several countries in the Asian, Baltic, USA, Nordic Middle, South, and East Europe cultural clusters. Results indicated various statistically significant differences between the cultures. The discussion of country-specific strategies concerning enhancing entrepreneurship is at the end of the paper.

Keywords: entrepreneurship; innovativeness; culture.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEIM.2024.144401

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, 2024 Vol.28 No.3/4, pp.240 - 264

Received: 30 Nov 2023
Accepted: 05 Jun 2024
Published online: 11 Feb 2025 *

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