The Impact of Cultural Differences on Anti-Pandemic Measures in the Light of Hofstede'S Model

Andriy Pekhnyk

doi:10.58683/01.3001.0016.2752

Published : 2022-09-30

Vol. 98 No. 3 (2022)

The Impact of Cultural Differences on Anti-Pandemic Measures in the Light of Hofstede'S Model

Andriy Pekhnyk

DOI: https://doi.org/10.58683/01.3001.0016.2752

Abstract

The article compares of the efficiency of anti-pandemic measures in different societies taking into account Geert Hofstede's six dimensions of national culture. The study is based on the assumption that cultural characteristics of a given society affect its response to the pandemic and, consequently, the efficiency of anti-epidemic measures taken by the government. The author analyses available data on the efficiency of anti-epidemic measures in different countries and concludes that some of Hofstede's six dimensions have a considerable impact on the efficiency of anti-epidemic measures, while others have almost no effect.(original abstract)

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COVID-19, Pandemic, Cultural differences

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Pekhnyk, A. (2022). The Impact of Cultural Differences on Anti-Pandemic Measures in the Light of Hofstede’S Model. Zeszyty Naukowe Wyższej Szkoły Bankowej W Poznaniu, 98(3). https://doi.org/10.58683/01.3001.0016.2752

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