Innovation communication in multicultural networks
Subtitle: deficits in inter-cultural capability and affect-based trust as barriers to new idea sharing in inter-cultural relationships
By: Roy Y.J. Chua and Michael W. Morris
Contributors: Morris, Michael W.; Harvard Business School
Series: Working paper / Harvard Business School -- 09-130; Working paper (Harvard Business School) -- 09-130
Publisher: Harvard Business School
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Boston]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 21
Description: Innovative solutions to pressing global problems require effective inter-cultural communication. We propose that a barrier to the sharing of ideas pertinent to innovation in inter-cultural relationships is low affect-based trust, which arise from individuals' deficits in inter-cultural capability. Results from a study of sample of executives' professional networks indicate that individuals lower in inter-cultural capability are less likely to share new ideas in inter-cultural ties but not intra-cultural ties. This effect is mediated by tie-level affect-based trust but not cognition-based trust. Theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.
Notes: "May 2009"--Publisher's website.

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