Modern Ukrainian and Polish business cultures: G. Hofstede’s classification

Economic Annals-ХХI: Volume 165, Issue 5-6, Pages: 71-74

Citation information:
Wackowski, K., Blyznyuk, T. (2017). Modern Ukrainian and Polish business cultures: G. Hofstede’s classification. Economic Annals-XXI, 165(5-6), 71-74. doi: https://doi.org/10.21003/ea.V165-15

Kazimierz Wackowski
D.Sc. (Economics),
Professor,
Head of Department of Management Information Systems,
Warsaw Polytechnic University
1 Polytechnic Sq., Warsaw, 00-661, Poland
kwackowski1701@gmail.com
ORCID ID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7008-9619

Tetyana Blyznyuk
PhD (Economics),
Associate Professor,
Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics
9-A Nauky Ave., Kharkiv, 61100, Ukraine
blyznyuk.tetyana@gmail.com
ORCID ID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8291-4150

Modern Ukrainian and Polish business cultures: G. Hofstede’s classification

Abstract. For the last twenty years, G. Hofstede’s classification of cultural factors has been one of the basic approaches to the development of the majority of modern typologies of national business cultures. The purpose of the research is to compare cross-cultural characteristics of modern Ukrainian and Polish business cultures with regard to G. Hofstede’s classification of cultural factors. To achieve this goal, we have compared modern Ukrainian and Polish business cultures according to Hofstede’s classification of cultural factors. Key cross-cultural differences of Ukrainian and Polish business cultures have been defined, which are a higher level of collectivism in Ukrainian culture, masculinity of Polish culture versus femininity of Ukrainian culture and medium-term orientation in Ukrainian culture in comparison with short-term orientation of Polish culture. Further research will be devoted to the development of practical recommendations regarding cross-cultural interaction with representatives of modern Ukrainian and Polish business cultures based on the defined cross-cultural peculiarities of the Ukrainian and Polish management.

Keywords: Power Distance; Individualism; Collectivism; Femininity; Masculinity; Uncertainty Avoidance; Long-term Orientation; Restraint; Ukrainian Business Culture; Polish Business Culture

JEL Classification: Z10; M14

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21003/ea.V165-15

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Received 3.06.2017