IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/taf/mimoxx/v44y2014i2p75-89.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Individual Differences Among Global/Multicultural Individuals

Author

Listed:
  • Kathrin J. Hanek
  • Fiona Lee
  • Mary Yoko Brannen

Abstract

Drawing on psychological research, the authors examine how individuals who have been exposed to multiple cultures differ in their cultural experiences, cultural identities, and adaptation to foreign cultures. A survey of multicultural business students found that those who first moved to a foreign country at a relatively younger age and moved to relatively more countries over their lives constituted a distinct subset of multicultural individuals. Labeling these individuals "globals," they found that such individuals were less likely to identify with cultural groups and less culturally adaptive. These results suggest that there is no single type of "multiculturalism" and that having more and earlier multicultural experiences does not necessarily predict better adaptation outcomes. More nuanced examination of multicultural individuals' past experiences and psychology is needed to understand how they can better leverage their skills as global leaders.

Suggested Citation

  • Kathrin J. Hanek & Fiona Lee & Mary Yoko Brannen, 2014. "Individual Differences Among Global/Multicultural Individuals," International Studies of Management & Organization, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 44(2), pages 75-89, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:mimoxx:v:44:y:2014:i:2:p:75-89
    DOI: 10.2753/IMO0020-8825440204
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.2753/IMO0020-8825440204
    Download Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers.
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.2753/IMO0020-8825440204?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.

    More about this item

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    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:taf:mimoxx:v:44:y:2014:i:2:p:75-89. 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.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using 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: Chris Longhurst (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.tandfonline.com/mimo .

    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.