Thriving in Mono- and Multicultural Organizational Contexts

• Autorzy: Małgorzata Rozkwitalska

Warianty tytułu

Prosperowanie a mono- i wielokulturowy kontekst organizacji

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Background. Thriving, composed of learning and vitality produces many positive outcomes for organizations. Yet, there is a lack of studies on thriving which is embedded in social interactions that juxtapose the two types of organizational contexts, i.e. mono- with multicultural ones.
Research aims. The aim of the paper is to compare the level of thriving (i.e. learning and vitality) in mono- and multicultural work contexts. The author posits that the multicultural work environment has unique demands conducive to thriving to a larger extent than the monocultural one.
Methodology. The cross-sectional study was conducted in domestic companies and multinational corporations (MNCs) that represent mono- and multicultural workplaces, respectively. The samples comprised 259 employees having only monocultural interactions and 238 individuals involved in intercultural interactions.
Key findings. The research reveals that the subjects employed in the multicultural organizations experienced a higher level of thriving than those working in the monocultural ones. The results support the notion that social contacts, including intercultural interactions, are needed to trigger thriving in organizations. As the paper is concerned with individuals' positive growth, it contributes to the Positive Organizational Scholarship studies. (original abstract)

Tło badań. Prosperowanie, składające się z uczenia się i witalności, przyczynia się do powstawania wielu pozytywnych efektów dla organizacji. Jednak brakuje badań na temat prosperowania będącego skutkiem społecznych interakcji, które porównywałyby dwa typy kontekstu organizacyjnego, tj. mono- i wielokulturowy.
Cel badań. Celem artykułu jest porównanie poziomu prosperowania (tj. uczenia się i witalności) w kontekście mono- i wielokulturowym pracy. Autorka zakłada, że wielokulturowe środowisko pracy tworzy unikalne wymagania, które sprzyjają prosperowaniu w większym stopniu niż wymagania kreowane przez monokulturowe środowisko pracy.
Metodologia. Badania poprzeczne przeprowadzono w firmach krajowych i korporacjach wielonarodowych, które reprezentują odpowiednio mono- i wielokulturowe środowiska pracy. Próby składały się z 259 pracowników mających tylko interakcje monokulturowe oraz 238 jednostek zaangażowanych w interakcje międzykulturowe.
Kluczowe wnioski. Badania pokazały, że osoby zatrudnione w organizacjach wielokulturowych doświadczały wyższego poziomu prosperowania niż pracownicy organizacji monokulturowych. Wyniki potwierdzają, że kontakty społeczne, włączając interakcje międzykulturowe, są konieczne, by pobudzać prosperowanie w organizacjach. Artykuł dotyczy pozytywnego rozwoju jednostek, wnosi więc wkład w pozytywny nurt zarządzania. (abstrakt oryginalny)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Intercultural organisation; Studying; Social interaction; Working environment

PL

Organizacje wielokulturowe; Uczenie się; Interakcje społeczne; Środowisko pracy

• Czasopismo: International Journal of Contemporary Management
• Rocznik: 2018
• Tom: 17
• Numer: nr 1
• Strony: 233--247

Twórcy

autor

Małgorzata Rozkwitalska

• WSB University in Gdańsk

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DOI

10.4467/24498939IJCM.18.013.8392