Management Trends in the Context of Industry 4.0

Research Article

Applicability of Hajnal line: impact of culture on country performance in current era

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.4-12-2020.2303479,
        author={Lucia Kohnov\^{a} and J\^{a}n Papula},
        title={Applicability of Hajnal line: impact of culture on country performance in current era},
        proceedings={Management Trends in the Context of Industry 4.0},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={MANAGEMENTTRENDS},
        year={2021},
        month={11},
        keywords={culture business performance hajnal line},
        doi={10.4108/eai.4-12-2020.2303479}
    }
    
  • Lucia Kohnová
    Ján Papula
    Year: 2021
    Applicability of Hajnal line: impact of culture on country performance in current era
    MANAGEMENTTRENDS
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.4-12-2020.2303479
Lucia Kohnová1,*, Ján Papula1
  • 1: Faculty of Management, Comenius University in Bratislava
*Contact email: lucia.kohnova@fm.uniba.sk

Abstract

The influence of culture on the behavior of organizations is already unques-tionable today. However, researchers are still trying to identify the relation-ships between culture and business behavior, as well as to differentiate coun-tries based on cultural specificities. Many of the models and theories used are constantly criticized, especially in terms of methodological as well as lack of data or the unsustainability of the model in terms of time. In our re-search, unlike other research in the field of culture, we follow on Hajal's model, a line that culturally divides Europe into two parts. Hajnal line is based on data from the pre-industrial era, while in our research we are based on data for 2017. In the research, we tested 31 European countries, using secondary data of the European innovation index, human development (HDI) and GDP per capita. Using cluster analysis and correlation analysis, we have come to conclusions that highlight the importance of examining the Hajnal line today and highlight the similarities that manifest themselves not only from an anthropological point of view but also from a corporate point of view.