IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/jobhdp/v157y2020icp1-45.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Fostering creativity across countries: The moderating effect of cultural bundles on creativity

Author

Listed:
  • Yong, Kevyn
  • Mannucci, Pier Vittorio
  • Lander, Michel W.

Abstract

Research has traditionally focused on the moderating role of single cultural dimensions to capture differences in how individual creativity is fostered across cultures. Culture, however, is a multidimensional construct, with cultural dimensions operating interdependently. Building on this reasoning, we propose that the moderating effect of culture is better understood by focusing on the configuration of cultural bundles. We define a cultural bundle as the set including the cultural value dimensions that characterize a given country, and the strength of the norms enforcing these values. We find support for this view in a mixed-methods study that combines a meta-analysis of 584 effect sizes from 205 studies set in 38 different countries with fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fs/QCA). We discuss the theoretical and practical implications of these findings, arguing for the importance of focusing on cultural bundles, rather than cultural dimensions in isolation, to understand the moderating effect of culture on creativity.

Suggested Citation

  • Yong, Kevyn & Mannucci, Pier Vittorio & Lander, Michel W., 2020. "Fostering creativity across countries: The moderating effect of cultural bundles on creativity," Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Elsevier, vol. 157(C), pages 1-45.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jobhdp:v:157:y:2020:i:c:p:1-45
    DOI: 10.1016/j.obhdp.2019.12.004
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0749597818300888
    Download Restriction: Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1016/j.obhdp.2019.12.004?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Meuer, Johannes & Rupietta, Christian & Backes-Gellner, Uschi, 2015. "Layers of co-existing innovation systems," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 44(4), pages 888-910.
    2. Hofstede, Geert, 1994. "The business of international business is culture," International Business Review, Elsevier, vol. 3(1), pages 1-14, March.
    3. Paul M. Leonardi, 2011. "Innovation Blindness: Culture, Frames, and Cross-Boundary Problem Construction in the Development of New Technology Concepts," Organization Science, INFORMS, vol. 22(2), pages 347-369, April.
    4. De Dreu, Carsten K. W., 2010. "Human Creativity: Reflections on the Role of Culture," Management and Organization Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 6(3), pages 437-446, November.
    5. Sue-Chan, Christina & Ong, Mark, 2002. "Goal assignment and performance: Assessing the mediating roles of goal commitment and self-efficacy and the moderating role of power distance," Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Elsevier, vol. 89(2), pages 1140-1161, November.
    6. Rajagopal, 2014. "Organizations and Innovation," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Architecting Enterprise, chapter 3, pages 58-86, Palgrave Macmillan.
    7. Erez, Miriam & Nouri, Rikki, 2010. "Creativity: The Influence of Cultural, Social, and Work Contexts," Management and Organization Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 6(3), pages 351-370, November.
    8. Liu, Dong & Jiang, Kaifeng & Shalley, Christina E. & Keem, Sejin & Zhou, Jing, 2016. "Motivational mechanisms of employee creativity: A meta-analytic examination and theoretical extension of the creativity literature," Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Elsevier, vol. 137(C), pages 236-263.
    9. T. Russell Crook & David J. Ketchen & James G. Combs & Samuel Y. Todd, 2008. "Strategic resources and performance: a meta‐analysis," Strategic Management Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 29(11), pages 1141-1154, November.
    10. Mark F Peterson, 2016. "A culture theory commentary on Meyer and Peng’s theoretical probe into Central and Eastern Europe," Journal of International Business Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Academy of International Business, vol. 47(1), pages 33-43, January.
    11. Bradley L Kirkman & Kevin B Lowe & Cristina B Gibson, 2006. "A quarter century of Culture's Consequences: a review of empirical research incorporating Hofstede's cultural values framework," Journal of International Business Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Academy of International Business, vol. 37(3), pages 285-320, May.
    12. Kwok Leung & Rabi S Bhagat & Nancy R Buchan & Miriam Erez & Cristina B Gibson, 2005. "Culture and international business: recent advances and their implications for future research," Journal of International Business Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Academy of International Business, vol. 36(4), pages 357-378, July.
    13. Simonton, Dean Keith & Ting, Shing-Shiang, 2010. "Creativity in Eastern and Western Civilizations: The Lessons of Historiometry," Management and Organization Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 6(3), pages 329-350, November.
    14. Ronald Fischer & Angela Mansell, 2009. "Commitment across cultures: A meta-analytical approach," Journal of International Business Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Academy of International Business, vol. 40(8), pages 1339-1358, October.
    15. Morris, Michael W. & Leung, Kwok, 2010. "Creativity East and West: Perspectives and Parallels," Management and Organization Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 6(3), pages 313-327, November.
    16. Konstantopoulos, Spyros, 2011. "Fixed Effects and Variance Components Estimation in Three-Level Meta-Analysis," IZA Discussion Papers 5678, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    17. Goncalo, Jack A. & Staw, Barry M., 2006. "Individualism-collectivism and group creativity," Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Elsevier, vol. 100(1), pages 96-109, May.
    18. Zhou, Jing & Su, Yanjie, 2010. "A Missing Piece of the Puzzle: The Organizational Context in Cultural Patterns of Creativity," Management and Organization Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 6(3), pages 391-413, November.
    19. Simcha Ronen & Oded Shenkar, 2013. "Mapping world cultures: Cluster formation, sources and implications," Journal of International Business Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Academy of International Business, vol. 44(9), pages 867-897, December.
    20. Sue Duval & Richard Tweedie, 2000. "Trim and Fill: A Simple Funnel-Plot–Based Method of Testing and Adjusting for Publication Bias in Meta-Analysis," Biometrics, The International Biometric Society, vol. 56(2), pages 455-463, June.
    21. Karen L Newman & Stanley D Nollen, 1996. "Culture and Congruence: The Fit Between Management Practices and national Culture," Journal of International Business Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Academy of International Business, vol. 27(4), pages 753-779, December.
    22. Michel Lander & Pursey Heugens, 2009. "Structure! Agency! (And Other Quarrels): Meta-Analyzing Institutional Theories of Organization," Post-Print hal-00623835, HAL.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Mannucci, Pier Vittorio & Shalley, Christina E., 2022. "Embracing multicultural tensions: How team members’ multicultural paradox mindsets foster team information elaboration and creativity," Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Elsevier, vol. 173(C).
    2. Andrea Rey-Martí & Pau Sendra-Pons & Dolores Garzón & Alicia Mas-Tur, 2022. "A comprehensive conceptual and bibliometric study of person-centered methodologies," Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, Springer, vol. 56(5), pages 3665-3683, October.

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Montani, Francesco & Torres, Claudio & Ferreira, Maria Cristina & Mendonça, Helenides & Silva, Ana Junça & Courcy, François & Dagenais-Desmarais, Véronique, 2021. "Self-image goals, compassionate goals and innovative work behavior: The role of organizational support for innovation across countries," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 137(C), pages 588-600.
    2. Thomas Rockstuhl & Dongyuan Wu & James H. Dulebohn & Chenwei Liao & Julia E. Hoch, 2023. "Cultural congruence or compensation? A meta-analytic test of transformational and transactional leadership effects across cultures," Journal of International Business Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Academy of International Business, vol. 54(3), pages 476-504, April.
    3. Gunkel, Marjaana & Schlaegel, Christopher & Taras, Vas, 2016. "Cultural values, emotional intelligence, and conflict handling styles: A global study," Journal of World Business, Elsevier, vol. 51(4), pages 568-585.
    4. Cláudia Frias Pinto & Fernando Ribeiro Serra & Manuel Portugal Ferreira, 2014. "A bibliometric study on culture research in International Business," Working Papers 107, globADVANTAGE, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria.
    5. Vu Dang Le Nguyen & Nancy K. Napier & Quan-Hoang Vuong, 2012. "It Takes Two to Tango: Entrepreneurship and Creativity in Troubled Times – Vietnam 2012," Working Papers CEB 12-022, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
    6. Steven Shijin Zhou & Peter Ping Li & Abby Jingzi Zhou & Shameen Prashantham, 2020. "The cultural roots of compositional capability in China: balanced moderation," Asia Pacific Journal of Management, Springer, vol. 37(4), pages 1217-1237, December.
    7. Bernhard Fietz & Julia Hillmann & Edeltraud Guenther, 2021. "Cultural Effects on Organizational Resilience: Evidence from the NAFTA Region," Schmalenbach Journal of Business Research, Springer, vol. 73(1), pages 5-46, March.
    8. Sjoerd Beugelsdijk & Tatiana Kostova & Kendall Roth, 2017. "An overview of Hofstede-inspired country-level culture research in international business since 2006," Journal of International Business Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Academy of International Business, vol. 48(1), pages 30-47, January.
    9. Engelen, Andreas & Brettel, Malte & Wiest, Gregor, 2012. "Cross-functional Integration and New Product Performance — The Impact of National and Corporate Culture," Journal of International Management, Elsevier, vol. 18(1), pages 52-65.
    10. Yates, J. Frank & de Oliveira, Stephanie, 2016. "Culture and decision making," Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Elsevier, vol. 136(C), pages 106-118.
    11. Achim Hecker, 2016. "Cultural Contingencies Of Open Innovation Strategies," International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 20(07), pages 1-27, October.
    12. Ofer Mintz & Imran S Currim & Jan-Benedict E M Steenkamp & Martijn Jong, 2021. "Managerial metric use in marketing decisions across 16 countries: A cultural perspective," Journal of International Business Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Academy of International Business, vol. 52(8), pages 1474-1500, October.
    13. Logan L Watts & Logan M Steele & Deanne N Den Hartog, 2020. "Uncertainty avoidance moderates the relationship between transformational leadership and innovation: A meta-analysis," Journal of International Business Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Academy of International Business, vol. 51(1), pages 138-145, February.
    14. Chengguang Li & Felix C. Brodbeck & Oded Shenkar & Leonard J. Ponzi & Jan Hendrik Fisch, 2017. "Embracing the foreign: Cultural attractiveness and international strategy," Strategic Management Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 38(4), pages 950-971, April.
    15. Hubner, Sylvia & Frese, Michael & Song, Zhaoli & Tripathi, Neha & Kaschner, Tamara & Le Kong, Xing, 2022. "An Asia-centric approach to team innovation: Cultural differences in exploration and exploitation behavior," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 138(C), pages 408-421.
    16. Mark F Peterson & Tais S Barreto, 2018. "Interpreting societal culture value dimensions," Journal of International Business Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Academy of International Business, vol. 49(9), pages 1190-1207, December.
    17. Riaz, Suhaib & Glenn Rowe, W. & Beamish, Paul W., 2014. "Expatriate-deployment levels and subsidiary growth: A temporal analysis," Journal of World Business, Elsevier, vol. 49(1), pages 1-11.
    18. Yuntao Bai & Guohong Helen Han & P. D. Harms, 2016. "Team Conflict Mediates the Effects of Organizational Politics on Employee Performance: A Cross-Level Analysis in China," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 139(1), pages 95-109, November.
    19. Samuel Marleau Ouellet & Joseph Facal & Louis Hébert, 2015. "Understanding Cultural Difference Management through Charles Taylor’s Philosophy: Case Studies from the Food Processing Industry," Administrative Sciences, MDPI, vol. 5(2), pages 1-25, April.
    20. Thomas Hutzschenreuter & Johannes Voll, 2007. "Internationalisierungspfad und Unternehmenserfolg — Implikationen kultureller Distanz in der Internationalisierung," Schmalenbach Journal of Business Research, Springer, vol. 59(7), pages 814-846, November.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:eee:jobhdp:v:157:y:2020:i:c:p:1-45. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Catherine Liu (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/obhdp .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.