“…Due to globalization and increased dependence among nations the growing interest in understanding of national cultures (House, Javidan & Dorfman, 2001) enhances cross-cultural management investigations. One of the reasons that knowledge of national cultures is so important for management practices is their impact on organizational cultures (Kluckhohn, & Strodtbeck, 1961;Hofstede, 1980;Trompenaars, & Hampden-Turner, 1997;House, Hanges, Javidan, Dorfman, & Gupta, 2004;Gerhart, 2008). National culture can be an important variable that influences the development of cognitive style and decision-making process of managers (Dimitratos, Petrou, Plakoyiannaki, & Johnson, 2011).…”