Culturally green – an investigation into the cultural determinants of environmental performance

Horatiu  Dan

doi:10.23762/FSO_VOL7_NO2_7

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Vol. 7 No. 2 (2019)

Culturally green – an investigation into the cultural determinants of environmental performance

Horatiu Dan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.23762/FSO_VOL7_NO2_7

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The paper investigates the links between cultural dimensions and environmental performance at a national level, aiming to identify key aspects of this relationship, including information that could be useful for further research regarding a potential causal relation and that may enable a more effective and efficient culturally-adapted public policy design and implementation process. The research employs a quantitative methodological approach and uses data resulting from Hofstede’s cultural model and the 2018 Environmental Performance Index as inputs, finding evidence supporting the hypothesis of a relevant influence operating between the cultural dimension of individualism (as cause) and environmental performance (as effect).

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Environmental performance, cultural dimensions, Hofstede cultural model

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Dan, H. (2019). Culturally green – an investigation into the cultural determinants of environmental performance. Forum Scientiae Oeconomia, 7(2), 107–126. https://doi.org/10.23762/FSO_VOL7_NO2_7

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Horatiu Dan

horatiu.dan@ubbcluj.ro

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Babes-Bolyai University

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Horatiu Dan is an Assistant Professor at the Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania (Faculty of European Studies). He is a graduate of Bocconi University in Milan and holds two PhD degrees: one in Economics and International Business (2013) and one in International Relations and European Studies (2018). His research interests include: economic policy, the relation between economy and culture, sustainable economic development and regionalization.