A natural science approach to investigate cross-cultural managerial creativity |
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Authors: | Frank Bradley Yuhui Gao Carlos M.P. Sousa |
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Affiliation: | 1. UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, University College Dublin, Carysfort Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Ireland;2. DCU Business School, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland;3. Durham University Business School, Durham University, Mill Hill Lane, Durham City, DH1 3LB, UK |
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Abstract: | As the relative effectiveness of physical resources decreases toward parity with rivals due to their fungibility, the firm's marketplace position, established by managers with a particular set of inter-culturally attuned set of personal values, may be the key antecedent in creating competitive strength in the firm. The research question addressed is how creative are culturally diverse managers; are managers from certain countries more creative than adaptive?We tested hypotheses in a cross-cultural setting based on the survey responses of 1365 managers operating in eight countries located in four culturally diverse regions of the world.Our study shows that managers are both creative and adaptive but the mixture of creative and adaptive behaviour varies depending on region and country and even within countries. Furthermore, the results confirm that creativity among managers in some countries is similar but large differences also exist between countries. |
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