The Effects of Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions on Pro-Environmental Behaviour: How Culture Influences Environmentally Conscious Behaviour
The need for a more sustainable lifestyle is a key focus for several countries. Using a questionnaire survey conducted in Hungary, this paper examines how culture influences environmentally conscious behaviour. Having investigated the direct impact of Hofstede’s cultural dimensions on pro-environmen...
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| author | Szabolcs Nagy Csilla Konyha Molnárné |
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| description | The need for a more sustainable lifestyle is a key focus for several countries. Using a questionnaire survey conducted in Hungary, this paper examines how culture influences environmentally conscious behaviour. Having investigated the direct impact of Hofstede’s cultural dimensions on pro-environmental behaviour, we found that the culture of a country hardly affects actual environmentally conscious behaviour. The findings indicate that only individualism and power distance have a significant but weak negative impact on pro-environmental behaviour. Based on the findings, we can state that a positive change in culture is a necessary but not sufficient condition for making a country greener. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e7d66d488b9742d9980319ef85dfb1a62023-05-26T07:56:03ZengUniversity of MiskolcTheory, Methodology, Practice1589-34132415-98832018-08-0114012736The Effects of Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions on Pro-Environmental Behaviour: How Culture Influences Environmentally Conscious BehaviourSzabolcs Nagy 0Csilla Konyha Molnárné 1University of Miskolc University of Miskolc The need for a more sustainable lifestyle is a key focus for several countries. Using a questionnaire survey conducted in Hungary, this paper examines how culture influences environmentally conscious behaviour. Having investigated the direct impact of Hofstede’s cultural dimensions on pro-environmental behaviour, we found that the culture of a country hardly affects actual environmentally conscious behaviour. The findings indicate that only individualism and power distance have a significant but weak negative impact on pro-environmental behaviour. Based on the findings, we can state that a positive change in culture is a necessary but not sufficient condition for making a country greener.https://doi.org/10.18096/TMP.2018.01.03 ro-environmental behaviorculturehofstede’s cultural dimensionshungaryindividualismpower distance |
| spellingShingle | Szabolcs Nagy Csilla Konyha Molnárné The Effects of Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions on Pro-Environmental Behaviour: How Culture Influences Environmentally Conscious Behaviour Theory, Methodology, Practice ro-environmental behavior culture hofstede’s cultural dimensions hungary individualism power distance |
| title | The Effects of Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions on Pro-Environmental Behaviour: How Culture Influences Environmentally Conscious Behaviour |
| title_full | The Effects of Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions on Pro-Environmental Behaviour: How Culture Influences Environmentally Conscious Behaviour |
| title_fullStr | The Effects of Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions on Pro-Environmental Behaviour: How Culture Influences Environmentally Conscious Behaviour |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effects of Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions on Pro-Environmental Behaviour: How Culture Influences Environmentally Conscious Behaviour |
| title_short | The Effects of Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions on Pro-Environmental Behaviour: How Culture Influences Environmentally Conscious Behaviour |
| title_sort | effects of hofstede s cultural dimensions on pro environmental behaviour how culture influences environmentally conscious behaviour |
| topic | ro-environmental behavior culture hofstede’s cultural dimensions hungary individualism power distance |
| url | https://doi.org/10.18096/TMP.2018.01.03 |
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