2015
DOI: 10.1108/jmd-10-2013-0131
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Interaction despite of diversity: is it possible?

Abstract: Purpose – Italy is traditionally one of Egypt’s main trading partners, ranking first both as import and export partner. However, Italian firms face several cultural problems in Egypt. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of cross-cultural differences faced by Italian firms’ operating in Egypt. The investigation of cross-cultural differences is facilitated by the examination of interaction between Italian and Egyptian culture using Hofstede and GLOBE’s cultural attributes and d… Show more

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“…Low-growth regions offer low levels of institutional (Acs et al 2003;Caiazza and Volpe 2015b). The greater is the knowledge filter, the more pronounced is the gap between new knowledge and economic knowledge or commercialized knowledge.…”
Section: Institutional Settingmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…Low-growth regions offer low levels of institutional (Acs et al 2003;Caiazza and Volpe 2015b). The greater is the knowledge filter, the more pronounced is the gap between new knowledge and economic knowledge or commercialized knowledge.…”
Section: Institutional Settingmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…Noticeably, this country has a historical extended economic and political relationship with many, if not all, Mediterranean and European countries, the matter that promotes the deep and comprehensive free trade agreement (DCFTA) (Caiazza and Volpe, 2015) to support the Egyptian economic reform launched. Mousa and Alas (2016); Mousa and Abdelgaffar (2017), claim that uncertainty may be seen currently as a main feature of both Egyptian economic and political scenes, whereas Hofstede and Hofstede, (2005) indicates that religion is considered the main determinant of Egyptian culture nowadays.…”
Section: Egyptian Women and Cultural Diversitymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Often, product or process innovations require the application of several skills that require the interaction of several different groups. Technological innovation achieved through interactions with public and private groups operating in several fields represents a decisive factor for the success of industrial activities that transform agricultural goods into final products (Boer & During, 2001;Caboni et al, 2005;Caiazza & Volpe, 2015a). Techniques such as biodiversity, the creation of alternative crops, and innovations in processes for the production of more digestible legumes represent only a few examples of technological innovations applied to the field of agriculture and that require less pesticides, herbicides, and water (Piyasena, Dussault, Koutchma, Ramaswamy, & Awuah, 2003).…”
Section: Theoretical Backgroundmentioning
confidence: 99%