Thriving in Intercultural Interactions as an Antecedent of Organizational Creativity and Innovation
The aim of the paper is to depict the role of thriving in intercultural interactions as an antecedent of organizational creativity and innovation in multinational corporations (MNCs). The theoretical framework for the discourse is based on social learning and social cognitive theories, cognitive d...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wydawnictwo Naukowe Wydziału Zarządzania Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
2016-09-01
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| Series: | Problemy Zarządzania |
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| Online Access: | https://pz.wz.uw.edu.pl/resources/html/article/details?id=169895 |
| Summary: | The aim of the paper is to depict the role of thriving in intercultural interactions as an antecedent of
organizational creativity and innovation in multinational corporations (MNCs). The theoretical framework
for the discourse is based on social learning and social cognitive theories, cognitive dissonance and
information-processing theory. The paper is a conceptual type and its relevance to the topic of corporate
entrepreneurship is emphasized. It both portrays the theoretical background as well as summarizes the
results of the studies on thriving, creativity and innovation in intercultural interactions, proposing a conceptual
framework concerning the above links. Finally, it provides conclusions and directions for future
research. The paper emphasizes that an inevitable component of thriving – learning – is an immanent
part of interactions with culturally different others and an antecedent of organizational creativity and
innovation, which are inherent elements of corporate entrepreneurship. |
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| ISSN: | 1644-9584 2300-8792 |