Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0
Author-Name: Szabolcs Nagy
Author-Email: marvel@uni-miskolc.hu
Author-Workplace-Name: University of Miskolc
Author-Name: Csilla Konyha Molnárné
Author-Email: csilla.konyha@gmail.com
Author-Workplace-Name: University of Miskolc
Title: The Effects of Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions on Pro-Environmental Behaviour: How Culture Influences Environmentally Conscious Behaviour
Abstract: 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.
Classification-JEL: M31, P27, Q01, Q50, Z13
Keywords: pro-environmental behavior, culture, Hofstede
Pages: 27-36
Number: 01
Volume: 14
Year: 2018
File-URL: http://tmp.gtk.uni-miskolc.hu/volumes/2018/01/TMP_2018_01_03.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
Handle: RePEc:mic:tmpjrn:v:14:y:2018:i:01:p:27-36