Brain drain: The cognitive neuroscience of foreign language processing in multinational corporations

Volk, Stefan; Köhler, Tine; Pudelko, Markus

doi:10.1057/jibs.2014.26

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“…We do not dispute Volk et al's (2014) core proposition, which holds that foreign language use depletes working memory resources. This proposition is reasonable and Volk et al refer to strong supporting evidence (e.g., Abutalebi, 2008).…”

Section: Empirical Reflectioncontrasting

confidence: 52%

“…In relation to decision making, Volk et al (2014) predict that foreign language processing might negatively impact an employee's ability to recognize business opportunities. Specifically, it might make an employee less willing to take risks concerning novel, innovative technologies.…”

Section: Foreign Language Use Can Improve Decision Makingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A further prediction Volk et al (2014) make is that foreign language use might obstruct employees' cultural adaptation process by making it harder for them to overcome the natural tendency to respond in accordance to their cultural norms. One element of thought that is deep-seated in a culture is superstition.…”

Section: Foreign Language Use Can Improve Decision Makingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…How can Volk et al's (2014) model be extended as to capture both the negative and positive effects of foreign language use? We propose that future theory building should reconsider the link between working memory load and performance by taking the time-course of information processing into account.…”

Section: The Case For Theoretical Refinementmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The research we reviewed above, however, suggests that foreign language use may also interfere with System 1 thinking. Because of this, the end outcome of processing information in a foreign versus a native language on an individual's performance might be more intricate than Volk et al (2014) envisaged. In situations that elicit a conflict between System 1 and System 2 thinking, foreign language use might help or hinder performance.…”

Section: The Case For Theoretical Refinementmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Volk, Köhler, and Pudelko (JIBS, 45, 2014, 862-885) propose that foreign language use depletes cognitive resources, thus hindering individual decision making and self-regulation. The present commentary highlights studies showing that foreign language use can also improve decision making and self-regulation. We propose that these benefits derive from two psychological factors. The first concerns the timing of cognitive depletion. Foreign language use involves an increase of memory load in the early phases of information processing, which has been shown to reduce the capture of attention by tempting stimuli. The second factor concerns the nature of human memory. Experiences and their associated emotions are coded in the language in which they occur, and thus are more accessible when the same language is used at retrieval. Therefore, certain mental constructs, such as stereotypes, which have been shaped by years of cultural learning in a native language context, may exert less influence when processing a foreign language. The present treatment indicates value in extending Volk et al.'s conceptual model, and can help develop language strategies that may ultimately improve organizational decision making.

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Section: Foreign Language Use Can Improve Decision Makingmentioning

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confidence: 99%

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In this conceptual paper, we argue that host-country nationals (HCNs), without crossing geographical and organizational boundaries, experience distinct and complex interaction adjustment processes in response to their social exchange relationships with expatriates. We develop a theoretical model that suggests that the perceived value of the relationships between HCNs and expatriates, the structure of these relationships, and the HCNs' alternative sources of exchange resources predict HCNs' learning-rich interactions with expatriates and HCNs' extraneous stress, which, in turn, influence HCNs' interaction adjustment. Along with research implications, our theorizing points to features that can improve HCN and expatriate selection, preparation, and management.

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Summary Speaking with a non‐native English accent at work is a prevalent global phenomenon. Yet, our understanding of the impact of having a non‐native accent at work is limited, in part because research on accents has been multidisciplinary, fragmented, and difficult for scholars to access and synthesize. To advance research on accents in the workplace, we provide an interdisciplinary and integrative review of research on non‐native accents drawing from the communications, social psychology, and organizational sciences literatures. First, we briefly review the dominant approaches taken in each literature. Second, we organize and integrate extant research findings using a 2 × 2 framework that incorporates the two main theoretical perspectives used to explain the effects of accents—stereotypes and processing fluency—and the two primary categories of workplace outcomes examined—interpersonal (i.e., others' evaluations of speakers with non‐native accents, such as hiring recommendations) and intrapersonal (i.e., non‐native‐accented speakers' own evaluations and experiences, such as sense of belonging). To facilitate future research, we end by articulating a research agenda including theoretical and methodological expansions related to the study of accents, identifying critical moderators, adopting an intersectional approach, and studying group‐level and potential positive effects of speaking with non‐native accents.

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Brain drain: The cognitive neuroscience of foreign language processing in multinational corporations

Cited by 82 publications

References 89 publications

How foreign language affects decisions: Rethinking the brain-drain model

How foreign language affects decisions: Rethinking the brain-drain model

Host country nationals' interaction adjustment as a social exchange: A theoretical model

What is that I hear? An interdisciplinary review and research agenda for non‐native accents in the workplace

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