Thirteenth International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences

Abstract

This study determines if national cultural differences in developed versus developing nations (using OECD’s definition) impact women’s entrepreneurship. The research question in this descriptive research study is: how do cultural differences impact the ability of women entrepreneurs to be successful in their own environments? Women entrepreneurs are defined as women who organize and operate a business and who assume its risks. Hofstede’s five cultural dimensions are used to define the cultural differences among Latin Europe, Germanic Europe, Nordic Europe, the Middle East, and Anglo cultural leadership profiles. Entrepreneurial success will be defined by the World Bank’s “Doing Business” methodology. The methodology includes sampling women from countries in these regions and having them respond to a questionnaire. The culturally-based samples will be analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Since this is a non-random sampling. Results will be used as the basis for developing a future inferential study whereby generalizations can be made at the conclusion.