Conflict, poverty and human rights violations

Cross‐cultural implications of linguistic future time reference and institutional uncertainty on social entrepreneurship

“…Prior work sheds light on the adverse effects of institutional uncertainty on various economic and social outcomes (Bylund & McCaffrey, 2017; Koyama & Rubin, 2022). Societies with uncertain institutional environments tend to be poorer and more unequal (Deaton, 2013; Milanovic, 2019; Rubin, 2008), more likely to violate human rights (Kizilkaya, 2021; Welzel, 2013), and more likely to experience profound sustainability issues (Lisciandra & Migliardo, 2017; Wang, Cardon, Liu, & Madni, 2020). At the firm level, an uncertain environment is costly and unpredictable, which makes it more difficult for companies to plan, manage transaction costs, and implement strategies (Luiz, Magada, & Mukumbuzi, 2021).…”