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

Summary/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.

• Details
• Contents