Multiculturalism within individuals: A review, critique, and agenda for future research

Davina Vora (), Lee Martin (), Stacey R. Fitzsimmons (), Andre A. Pekerti (), C. Lakshman () and Salma Raheem ()
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Davina Vora: State University of New York at New Paltz
Lee Martin: Deakin University
Stacey R. Fitzsimmons: University of Victoria
Andre A. Pekerti: The University Queensland, UQ Business School
C. Lakshman: University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Salma Raheem: London School of Economics and Political Science

Journal of International Business Studies, 2019, vol. 50, issue 4, No 2, 499-524

Abstract: Abstract In a globally connected world, it is increasingly common for individuals to belong to and be influenced by more than one culture. Based on a critique of conceptualizations from psychology, management, marketing, anthropology, and sociology, we bring clarity and consistency to conceptualizing and measuring multiculturalism at the individual level. We propose that individual-level multiculturalism is the degree to which someone has knowledge of, identification with, and internalization of more than one societal culture, and recommend methods to measure each dimension. Finally, we suggest how individual-level multiculturalism influences, and is influenced by, social networks and power dynamics in international organizations.

Keywords: multiculturalism; biculturalism; interdisciplinary review; international business research agenda; construct development and evaluation; cross-cultural management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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