Three is Company, Four is a Crowd? Perceptions of Cultural Diversity in the Workplace
Three is Company, Four is a Crowd? Perceptions of Cultural Diversity in the Workplace
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三是公司，四是人群？
DOI：
10.1093/ssjj/jyac003
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发表时间：
2022
影响因子：
1.1
通讯作者：
MAGNIER-WATANABE Remy
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作者：
ORSINI Philippe;MAGNIER-WATANABE Remy
文化多样性作为在全球化背景下取得更好业绩的一个源泉，已得到越来越多的认可。本文探讨是否有一个最佳数量的外国同事，以最大限度地提高感知的好处，并减少感知的威胁，在工作中的文化多样性。通过对572名日本人的问卷调查，我们发现，对于工作中文化多样性的感知益处，没有外国同事或象征性的外国同事之间没有区别，而更多的外国同事与适度较高的感知益处相关。对于感知的威胁，有一个U形的关系，即与零或三个以上的外国同事互动与更高的感知威胁相比，只有几个外国同事。我们的研究结果表明，在日本的背景下，与大约三个外国同事互动可以最大限度地提高感知的好处，同时最大限度地减少感知的威胁，在工作场所的文化多样性。在日本和日本企业日益依赖全球化的情况下，从绝对而非相对的角度考虑多样性，是对企业和政策的重要贡献和影响。
Cultural diversity has gained increased validation as a source of greater performance in the context of globalization. This paper examines whether there is an optimum number of foreign coworkers in order to maximize the perceived benefits and minimize the perceived threats of cultural diversity at work. Using a questionnaire survey of 572 Japanese, we found that for perceived benefits of cultural diversity at work, there is no difference between having zero or a token foreign coworker, while more foreign coworkers are associated with moderately higher perceived benefits. For perceived threats, there is a U-shaped relationship whereby interacting with zero or more than three foreign coworkers is linked to higher perceived threats compared to that of only a few foreign coworkers. Our findings reveal that in the Japanese context, interacting with about three foreign coworkers can maximize the perceived benefits while minimizing the perceived threats of cultural diversity in the workplace. Considering diversity in absolute rather than relative terms is an important contribution and implication for business and policy, as Japan and Japanese firms are increasingly dependent on globalization.