17. Much recent research has focused on comparing business environment cultures across several countries.

The article Perception of Internal Factors for Corporate Entrepreneurship: A Comparison of Canadian and U.S. Managers (Entrepreneurship Theory Pract., 1999: 9—24) presented the following summary data on hours per week managers spent thinking about new ideas.

Sample Sample Sample Country Size Mean SD U.S. 174 5.8 6.0 Canada 353 5.1 4.6 Does it appear that true average time per week that U.S. managers spend thinking about new ideas differs from that for Canadian managers? State and test the relevant hypotheses.