Sustainability & CSR: The Relationship with Hofstede Cultural Dimensions

This research explores the relationship between Hofstede’s femininity cultural dimension of quality of life and the masculinity cultural dimension of drive for success manifested by materialistic wealth by investigating the market value of the publicly traded firms appearing on the Dow Jones Sustain...

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Autores principales: Minoo Tehrani, Andreas Rathgeber, Lawrence Fulton, Bryan Schmutz
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:7a19a6b3a050468095a923fc563d00b72021-11-11T19:42:23ZSustainability & CSR: The Relationship with Hofstede Cultural Dimensions10.3390/su1321120522071-1050https://doaj.org/article/7a19a6b3a050468095a923fc563d00b72021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/21/12052https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050This research explores the relationship between Hofstede’s femininity cultural dimension of quality of life and the masculinity cultural dimension of drive for success manifested by materialistic wealth by investigating the market value of the publicly traded firms appearing on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSIs). The firms added to the DJSIs between the years 2010–2019 in countries with the femininity cultural dimension indicated by scores of ≤42, were selected for the first part of this study. In addition, France, with a masculinity score of 43 and Japan, with the highest masculinity score of 92, were chosen for comparison with the results from the countries with the femininity cultural dimension. The findings of this study indicate that companies in developed and emerging countries with the femininity cultural dimension show significant positive impact on their market values when added to the DJSIs. The publicly traded firms in France show a significant negative impact on their market values when added to the DJSIs. On the other hand, Japanese companies on the addition lists of DJSIs show a significant positive impact on their market values, despite Japan having the highest Hofstede masculinity score, a potential sign of cultural change in Japan.Minoo TehraniAndreas RathgeberLawrence FultonBryan SchmutzMDPI AGarticlesustainabilityCSRDJSIs firm’s market valueHofstede’s cultural dimensionsevent studyEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 12052, p 12052 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic sustainability
CSR
DJSIs firm’s market value
Hofstede’s cultural dimensions
event study
Environmental effects of industries and plants
TD194-195
Renewable energy sources
TJ807-830
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
spellingShingle sustainability
CSR
DJSIs firm’s market value
Hofstede’s cultural dimensions
event study
Environmental effects of industries and plants
TD194-195
Renewable energy sources
TJ807-830
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
Minoo Tehrani
Andreas Rathgeber
Lawrence Fulton
Bryan Schmutz
Sustainability & CSR: The Relationship with Hofstede Cultural Dimensions
description This research explores the relationship between Hofstede’s femininity cultural dimension of quality of life and the masculinity cultural dimension of drive for success manifested by materialistic wealth by investigating the market value of the publicly traded firms appearing on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSIs). The firms added to the DJSIs between the years 2010–2019 in countries with the femininity cultural dimension indicated by scores of ≤42, were selected for the first part of this study. In addition, France, with a masculinity score of 43 and Japan, with the highest masculinity score of 92, were chosen for comparison with the results from the countries with the femininity cultural dimension. The findings of this study indicate that companies in developed and emerging countries with the femininity cultural dimension show significant positive impact on their market values when added to the DJSIs. The publicly traded firms in France show a significant negative impact on their market values when added to the DJSIs. On the other hand, Japanese companies on the addition lists of DJSIs show a significant positive impact on their market values, despite Japan having the highest Hofstede masculinity score, a potential sign of cultural change in Japan.
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author Minoo Tehrani
Andreas Rathgeber
Lawrence Fulton
Bryan Schmutz
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Lawrence Fulton
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title Sustainability & CSR: The Relationship with Hofstede Cultural Dimensions
title_short Sustainability & CSR: The Relationship with Hofstede Cultural Dimensions
title_full Sustainability & CSR: The Relationship with Hofstede Cultural Dimensions
title_fullStr Sustainability & CSR: The Relationship with Hofstede Cultural Dimensions
title_full_unstemmed Sustainability & CSR: The Relationship with Hofstede Cultural Dimensions
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