Impact of national cultural diversity on knowledge sharing in Indian multicultural teams: an emic study

Mishra, Sumita; Gupta, Rajen K.

doi:10.1504/ijicbm.2010.033401

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“…Organizational culture, seen as a manifestation of national and societal culture, affects organizational behaviour of the individuals (Kreitner & Kinicki, 2009). Research indicates that, culturally, Indians are not oriented to work cohesively as teams (Gupta, 1991;Roland, 1988) and prefer one-to-one and personal relationships while sharing knowledge (Mishra & Gupta, 2010). This needs further exploration of various aspects involved in the knowledge sharing behaviour of faculty in higher education institutions in India.…”

Section: Knowledge Sharing In Odl Institutions In Indiamentioning

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Sharing of Knowledge among Faculty in a Mega Open University

Santosh

Panda

2016

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Developments in ICTs and knowledge societies have revolutionized the traditional paradigms of education. There is a lot of emphasis on a culture of sharing and collaboration in the education scenario of today though educators have certain inhibitions about sharing of knowledge, ideas and resources. The present study was undertaken to explore the sharing behaviour of the faculty of the National Open University in India. Data was collected through a structured questionnaire on knowledge sharing behaviour and barriers to sharing from 62 faculty members belonging to various disciplines. The findings suggested that sharing was less preferred voluntarily and in networks; publishing was most preferred knowledge sharing mechanism; sharing of learning materials was more encouraged in the institution; and borrowing from Internet was more preferred. The important perceived barriers included lack of recognition and absence of organizational knowledge sharing culture. The findings have been discussed in relation to related research and the existing institutional context.

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Section: Knowledge Sharing In Odl Institutions In Indiamentioning

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Sharing of Knowledge among Faculty in a Mega Open University

Santosh

Panda

2016

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“…Studies have also illustrated the important role of knowledge sharing in supporting and promoting innovation (e.g., Kim and Lee, 2013;Wang et al, 2017). Multicultural work environment may enhance the employees' innovative knowledge sharing and ultimately stimulate more innovative behavior, when the members are given enough time to work through miscommunications and conflicts (Mishra and Gupta, 2010). In diverse workplaces, the culturally intelligent employees are likely to enjoy successful intercultural interactions with colleagues from different cultural backgrounds (Chen and Lin, 2013).…”

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Can Cultural Intelligence Affect Employee’s Innovative Behavior? Evidence From Chinese Migrant Workers in South Korea

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This empirical study explores the effect of cultural intelligence (CQ) on migrant workers' innovative behavior, as well as the mediating role of knowledge sharing on the CQ-innovative behavior relationship. Besides, it also examines the extent to which the mediating process is moderated by climate for inclusion. Using survey data collected from Chinese migrant workers and their supervisors working in South Korea (n = 386), migrant workers' CQ is found to positively impact their innovative behavior through enhanced knowledge sharing. However, it is observed that this indirect relationship is significant, only for migrant workers in a strong climate for inclusion. Thus, these findings reveal the underlying mediation and moderation mechanism and consequently unveil the important role of migrant workers' CQ in shaping their behavior. This study provides insightful and practical implications to a multicultural organization, where culturally diverse migrant workers work together.

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“…The artisans themselves sometimes might not be able to step out of their emic perspective to provide an etic perspective the usual issues and problems in the general scenario; hence the customer viewpoint was quantified. For the emic embodied subjectivity the work was constructed with the help of artisans and this has been used in similar studies earlier (Mishra and Gupta, 2010).…”

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Delineating problems faced by artisans of Rajasthan: a case of emic-etic-emic analysis of the customer perspective

Garg

Walia

2019

IJICBM

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We explore the challenges of the handicraft industry by delineating the difficulties faced by the artisans involved in handicraft sector through urban haats. Data was collected from 500 customers visiting various haats known as prime spots for ethnic handicrafts in the urban city of New Delhi, India. The study attempts to understand Indian handicrafts from an ethnic and urban perspective. We present the work by combining emic and etic research approaches. It was found hands-on labour work, lack of skill; licensing and other regulations along with the standard supply chain have a significant effect on decisions associated with participation in haats. We recommend identifying talent from the grassroots level and preserving local arts and culture by promoting the same at the global level. Vocational training, financial support, education, industry-wide encouragement, and authentic distribution channels are some proposed ways to meet the potential of the said sector.

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Impact of national cultural diversity on knowledge sharing in Indian multicultural teams: an emic study

Cited by 6 publications

References 40 publications

Sharing of Knowledge among Faculty in a Mega Open University

Sharing of Knowledge among Faculty in a Mega Open University

Can Cultural Intelligence Affect Employee’s Innovative Behavior? Evidence From Chinese Migrant Workers in South Korea

Delineating problems faced by artisans of Rajasthan: a case of emic-etic-emic analysis of the customer perspective

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