Purpose – The aim of this paper is to analyse the factors associated with the perception of the value honesty among Russian organisational members from selected former Soviet countries: Russia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Design/methodology/approach – Using the Rokeach Value Survey, the...

Culture is deemed to be a crucial basis for innovation in various respects. The aim of this paper is to explore the relationships between different cultural dimensions introduced by Hofstede (2001) and the capability of initiating innovation measured by the number of patent applications using...

Downsizing remains a topic of great interest to both academics and practitioners. Yet, the impact of layoff decisions on perceptions of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has hardly been studied. We examine the impact of responsibility of business leaders making these layoff decisions, and...

It has been famously said that 'Character is Destiny'. Similarly, it might be stated that 'Culture is National Destiny'. What is national culture and how does it (partially) determine the course of historical events? 'National Culture' might be defined as the beliefs and values of a given group...