Multiculturalism as Input, Outcome, and Moderator of Cultural Boundary Spanning in Japan

• オルシニ, フィリップ

• ウチダ, トオル

• ORSINI, Philippe

• Uchida, Toru

Abstract

Building on boundary spanning, multiculturalism and Japan-related literatures, this paper proposes that multiculturalism can be considered as an outcome and as an input of cultural boundary spanning, and also as a moderator of the relationship between individual-level boundary spanning and organizational effectiveness. It is at societal, organizational and group levels that multiculturalism is an outcome. It is at the individual level that it is an input (or tool), for cultural boundary spanners, through the knowledge dimension of individual-level multiculturalism. Lastly, it is also at the individual level that multiculturalism moderates the effect of cultural boundary spanning on organizational effectiveness, through the identification and internalization dimensions of individual-level multiculturalism.

Journal

• Journal of Niigata University of International and Information Studies Faculty of Business and Informatics

  Journal of Niigata University of International and Information Studies Faculty of Business and Informatics 2 185-194, 2019-04-01

  新潟国際情報大学経営情報学部

Keywords

• Multiculturalism
• biculturalism
• cultural boundary spanner
• cultural diversity
• national culture
• organizational culture
• team
• Japan

Details

• CRID: 1050001338228158720
• NII Article ID: 120006607159
• ISSN: 24342939
• Web Site: https://nuis.repo.nii.ac.jp/records/2982
• Text Lang: en
• Article Type: departmental bulletin paper
• Data Source:
  • IRDB
  • CiNii Articles