Article Regional Cultural Context as a Determinant of Entrepreneurial Behaviour: The Case of Germany Kadri Arrak 1 Anneli Kaasa 2 Urmas Varblane 3 Abstract This exploratory article aims to take first steps towards understand- ing whether a regional cultural background has, among other determi- nants, an influence on a person’s entrepreneurial behaviour, relying on the example of Germany. A multilevel approach is applied combining the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor individual-level data about entre- preneurship with up-to-date cultural dimensions indicators based on Hofstede’s original approach at the regional (NUTS 1) level. The results indicate that regional cultural context is an important determinant of entrepreneurial behaviour. At that, different cultural dimensions have different impacts, and the impact also differs across different stages of entrepreneurship. A lower level of uncertainty avoidance in a region could have a positive impact on early-stage entrepreneurship, whereas The Journal of Entrepreneurship 1–31 © 2020 Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India Reprints and permissions: in.sagepub.com/journals-permissions-india DOI: 10.1177/0971355719893501 journals.sagepub.com/home/joe 1 Economic Modelling, University of Tartu, Estonia. 2 Social and Cultural Studies in Economics, University of Tartu, Estonia. 3 International Business and Innovation, University of Tartu, Estonia. Corresponding author: Kadri Arrak, Economic Modelling, School of Economics and Business Administration, University of Tartu, J. Liivi 4, 50409 Tartu, Estonia. E-mail: kadri.arrak@ut.ee