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Em 2008 o mundo embarcou numa das suas crises econômicas e financeiras mais graves. A crise levou a que muitos países procurassem ajuda das instituições financeiras internacionais. Exemplos destes países incluem a Islândia, Irlanda, Grécia, Portugal, e Chipre. Em 2012, os problemas internos ameaçavam igualmente de bancarrota a Eslovénia, a Espanha e a Itália. Têm sido propostas várias explicações para a crise de 2008 e sua globalização, que variam desde os motivos políticos e econômicos, aos sociológicos. Neste trabalho argumentamos que os traços culturais de um país podem ter influência sobre a crise, pois podem estimulá-la, enfraquecê-la, ou atrasar a recuperação. Assim, algumas caraterísticas culturais podem revelar-se contrárias ao paradigma econômico vigente, que a prazo tem um efeito negativo sobre a performance financeira do país. Mas num outro paradigma, as mesmas características podem incentivar o desenvolvimento econômico. O texto busca estimular o pensamento sobre a necessidade de ter uma perspectiva contextual, ou seja, uma visão que considere o alinhamento entre o arquétipo econômico dominante e os atributos culturais vigente numa nação.
In 2008 the world entered one of its largest economic and financial crisis, which has not yet ended. The crisis led several countries to call for help from global financial institutions. Examples of such countries include Iceland, Ireland, Greece, Portugal, and Cyprus. In 2012, Slovenia, Spain, and Italy have also been under tremendous pressure to face their fast-growing internal problems. Explanations for the 2008 crisis and its globalization have been several, from the political to the economical and to the sociological. In this paper we argue that particular cultural features influence a country's crisis, either by fueling it, weakening it, or delaying the recovery. Some cultural traits may be contrary to the current prevalent economic paradigm, which in the long-run have a negative effect on a nation's economic performance. But if the dominant conditions are distinct, then the very same cultural attributes may be extremely important to boost economic growth. Our contention is rooted on a contextual perspective, i.e. on the need to think about the alignment between dominant economic archetypes and national cultural attributes.
In 2008 the world entered one of its largest economic and financial crisis, which has not yet ended. The crisis led several countries to call for help from global financial institutions. Examples of such countries include Iceland, Ireland, Greece, Portugal, and Cyprus. In 2012, Slovenia, Spain, and Italy have also been under tremendous pressure to face their fast-growing internal problems. Explanations for the 2008 crisis and its globalization have been several, from the political to the economical and to the sociological. In this paper we argue that particular cultural features influence a country's crisis, either by fueling it, weakening it, or delaying the recovery. Some cultural traits may be contrary to the current prevalent economic paradigm, which in the long-run have a negative effect on a nation's economic performance. But if the dominant conditions are distinct, then the very same cultural attributes may be extremely important to boost economic growth. Our contention is rooted on a contextual perspective, i.e. on the need to think about the alignment between dominant economic archetypes and national cultural attributes.
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Cultura nacional Crise económica e financeira Valores Bancarrota Alinhamento National Culture Economic and Financial Crisis Values Bankruptcy Alignment
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Gomes, Jorge F.S. and Joaquim P. Coelho. (2013). "Are latin cultures more prone to crisis? The example of Portugal 2011" . Revista Pretexto, Vol 14. No.2: pp. 96-106.
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Universidade FUMEC - Faculdade de Ciências Empresariais