1,017
Views
1
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Cultural Diversity in Large Enterprises: A Qualitative Analysis from the Alpine Rhine Valley

, , &

References

  • Abrahams, R. D. (1983). African worlds. New York: Pantheon Books. doi: 10.1086/ahr/99.1.299
  • Alesina, A., & La Ferrara, E. (2005). Ethnic diversity and economic performance. Journal of Economic Literature, 43(3), 762–800. doi: 10.1257/002205105774431243
  • Anders, V., Ortlieb, R., Pantelmann, H., Reim, D., Sieben, B., & Stein, S. (2008). Diversity und Diversity Management in Berliner Unternehmen: im Fokus: Personen mit Migrationshintergrund; Ergebnisse einer quantitativen und qualitativen empirischen Studie. München: Hampp.
  • Aretz, H.-J., & Hansen, K. (2003). Erfolgreiches Management von Diversity. Die multikulturelle Organisation als Strategie zur Verbesserung einer nachhaltigen Wettbewerbsfähigkeit. Zeitschrift für Personalforschung, 17(1), 9–35. doi: 10.1177/239700220301700103
  • Bouncken, R., Brem, A., & Kraus, S. (2016). Multi-cultural teams as sources for creativity and innovation: The role of cultural diversity on team performance. International Journal of Innovation Management, 20(1), 1650012.
  • Bendl, R., Hanappi-Egger, E., & Hofmann, R. (2012). Diversität und Diversitätsmanagement. Wien: Facultas.WUV.
  • Berninghausen, J., Hartwig, S., & Hecht-El Mishawi, B. (2007). Diversity-Kompetenz durch Auditierung: Kultur - Struktur - Strategie (Vol. 3). Frankfurt am Main: IKO - Verlag für Interkulturelle Kommunikation.
  • Bissels, S., Sackmann, S., & Bissels, T. (2001). Kulturelle Vielfalt in Organisationen. Ein blinder Fleck muss sehen lernen. Soziale Welt, 52(4), 403–426.
  • Blau, P. (1977). Inequality and heterogeneity: A primitive theory of social structure. New York: Macmillan.
  • Bruckner, E. (2012). Migration und demographischer Wandel. Germany: Bertelsmann Stiftung.
  • Bunderson, S., & Sutcliffe, K. M. (2002). Comparing alternative conceptualizations of functional diversity in management teams: Process and performance effects. Academy of Management Journal, 45(5), 875–893. doi: 10.2307/3069319
  • Cappelli, P., & Singh, H. (1992). Integrating strategic human resources and strategic management. In D. Lewin, O. Mitchell & P. Sherer (Ed.), Research frontiers in industrial relations and human resources (pp. 165–192). Madison: IRRA.
  • Cohen, W. M., & Levinthal, D. A. (1990). Absorptive capacity: A new perspective on learning and innovation. Administrative Science Quarterly, 35(1), 128–152. doi: 10.2307/2393553
  • Cox, T. H., & Blake, S. (1991). Managing cultural diversity: Implications for organizational competitiveness. Academy of Management Perspectives, 5(3), 45–52. doi: 10.5465/ame.1991.4274465
  • Cox, T., & Finley-Nickelson, J. (1991). Models of acculturation for intra‐organizational cultural diversity. Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences / Revue Canadienne des Sciences de l'administration, 8(2), 90–101. doi: 10.1111/j.1936-4490.1991.tb00548.x
  • Cox, T. H., Lobel, S. A., & McLeod, P. L. (1991). Effects of ethnic group cultural differences on cooperative and competitive behaviour on a group task. Academy of Management Journal, 34(4), 827–847. doi: 10.2307/256391
  • Cox, T. Jr, (1991). The multicultural organization. Academy of Management Executive, 5(2), 34–47. doi: 10.5465/ame.1991.4274675
  • Cox, T., Jr., & Beale, R. L. (1997). Developing competency to manage diversity: Readings, cases, and activities. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers.
  • D’Netto, B., Shen, J., Chelliah, J., & Monga, M. (2014). Human resource diversity management practices in the Australian manufacturing sector. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 25(9), 1243–1266. doi: 10.1080/09585192.2013.826714
  • Eberhardt, D. (2016). Führung von Vielfalt. Praxisbeispiele für den Umgang mit Diversity in Organisationen. Heidelberg: Springer Gabler.
  • Ely, R. J., & Thomas, D. A. (2001). Cultural diversity at work: The effects of diversity perspectives on work group processes and outcomes. Administrative Science Quarterly, 46(2), 229–273. doi: 10.2307/2667087
  • Figurska, I., & Matuska, E. (2013). Employer branding as a human resources management strategy. Human Resources Management & Ergonomics, 7(2), 35–51.
  • Foeman, A. K., & Pressley, G. (1987). Ethnic culture and corporate culture: Using black styles in organizations. Communication Quarterly, 35(4), 293–307. doi: 10.1080/01463378709369695
  • Franken, S. (2015). Personal: diversity management. Wiesbaden: Springer Gabler.
  • Frohnen, A. (2005). Diversity in action: Multinationalität in globalen Unternehmen am Beispiel Ford (1st ed.). Bielefeld: transcript.
  • Hansen, K. (2014). CSR und diversity. In CSR und Diversity Management. Heidelberg: Springer Gabler.
  • Hofstede, G. (1981). Culture’s consequences: International differences in work-related values. Beverly Hills: SAGE Publications.
  • Hofstede, G. (1989). Organising for cultural diversity. European Management Journal, 7(4), 390–397. doi: 10.1016/0263-2373(89)90075-3
  • Horwitz, S. K. (2005). The compositional impact of team diversity on performance: Theoretical considerations. Human Resource Development Review, 4(2), 219–245. doi: 10.1177/1534484305275847
  • Horwitz, S. K., & Horwitz, I. B. (2007). The effects of team diversity on team outcomes: a meta-analytic review of team demography. Journal of Management, 33(6), 987–1015. doi: 10.1177/0149206307308587
  • Hoskisson, R. E., Hitt, M. A., Wan, W. P., & Yiu, D. (1999). Theory and research in strategic management: Swings of a pendulum. Journal of Management, 25(3), 417–456.
  • Hsu, F. L. K. (1980). Americans and Chinese: Passages to differences (3rd ed.). Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.
  • Hubbard, E. E. (2004). The diversity sorecard: Evaluating the impact of diversity on organizational performance. London: Routledge.
  • Ibarra, H. (1993). Personal networks of women and minorities in management: a conceptual framework. Academy of Management Review, 18(1), 56–87. doi: 10.5465/amr.1993.3997507
  • Inkeles, A. (1983). The American character. The Center Magazine, 16(6), 25–39.
  • Joshi, A., & Roh, H. (2009). The role of context in work team diversity research: a meta-analytical review. Academy of Management Journal, 52(3), 599–627. doi: 10.5465/amj.2009.41331491
  • Jüttemann, G. (1985). Qualitative Forschung in der Psychologie: Grundfragen, Verfahrensweisen, Anwendungsfelder. Weinheim: Beltz.
  • Kalev, A., Kelly, E., & Dobbin, F. (2006). Best practices or best guesses? Assessing the efficacy of corporate affirmative action and diversity policies. American Sociological Review, 71(4), 589–617. doi: 10.1177/000312240607100404
  • Kanter, R. M. (1985). Change masters: Innovation and entrepreneurship in the American corporation (Reprint). New York: Free Press.
  • Keller, O. (2013). Alpen - Rhein - Bodensee. Eine Landschaftsgeschichte. Herisau: Appenzeller Verlag.
  • Kilduff, M., Angelmar, R., & Mehra, A. (2000). Top management-team diversity and firm performance: examining the role of cognitions. Organization Science, 11(1), 21–34. doi: 10.1287/orsc.11.1.21.12569
  • Kochan, T., Bezrukova, K., Ely, R., Jackson, S., Joshi, A., Jehn, K., … Thomas, D. (2003). The effects of diversity on business performance: report of the diversity research network. Human Resource Management, 42(1), 3–21. doi: 10.1002/hrm.10061
  • Kochman, T. (1981). Black and white styles in conflict. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • Kwasi, W. (1980). Philosophy and an African culture. London: Cambridge University Press.
  • Leenen, W. R., Scheitza, A., & Wiedemeyer, M. (2006). Diversität nutzen! Münster: Waxmann.
  • Leung, K. (1988). Some determinants of conflict avoidance. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 19(1), 125–136. doi: 10.1177/0022002188019001009
  • Milliken, F. J., & Martins, L. L. (1996). Searching for common threads: Understanding the multiple effects of diversity in organizational groups. Academy of Management Review, 21(2), 402–433. doi: 10.2307/258667
  • Nederveen Pieterse, A., Van Knippenberg, D., & Van Dierendonck, D. (2013). Cultural diversity and team performance: the role of team member goal orientation. Academy of Management Journal, 56(3), 782–804. doi: 10.5465/amj.2010.0992
  • Ng, E. S. W., & Tung, R. L. (1998). Ethno-cultural diversity and organizational effectiveness: a field study. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 9(6), 980–995. doi: 10.1080/095851998340702
  • O’Reilly, C. A., Chatman, J., & Caldwell, D. F. (1991). People and organizational culture: a profile comparison approach to assessing person-organization fit. Academy of Management Journal, 34(3), 487–516. doi: 10.2307/256404
  • Palich, L. E., & Gomez-Mejia, L. R. (1999). A theory of global strategy and firm efficiencies: considering the effects of cultural diversity. Journal of Management, 25(4), 587–606. doi: 10.1177/014920639902500406
  • Reagans, R., Zuckerman, E., & McEvily, B. (2004). How to make the team: social networks vs. demography as criteria for designing effective teams. Administrative Science Quarterly, 49(1), 101–133.
  • Richard, O. C. (2000). Racial diversity, business strategy, and firm performance: a resource-based view. Academy of Management Journal, 43(2), 164–177. doi: 10.2307/1556374
  • Richard, O. C., Barnett, T., Dwyer, S., & Chadwick, K. (2004). Cultural diversity in management, firm performance, and the moderating role of entrepreneurial orientation dimensions. Academy of Management Journal, 47(2), 255–266. doi: 10.5465/20159576
  • Stewman, S. (1988). Organizational demography. Annual Review of Sociology, 14, 173–202. doi: 10.1146/annurev.so.14.080188.001133
  • Stuber, M. (2007). Die wirtschaftliche Gestaltung von Diversity. In I. Koall, V. Bruchhagen, & F. Höher (Ed.), Diversity Outlooks: Managing Diversity zwischen Ethik, Profit und Antidiskriminierung (pp. 428–439). Münster: LIT.
  • Süß, S. (2008). Diversity-Management auf dem Vormarsch. Eine empirische Analyse der deutschen Unternehmenspraxis. Schmalenbachs Zeitschrift für betriebswirtschaftliche Forschung, 60(4), 406–430. doi: 10.1007/BF03372800
  • Thomas, D. A. (1993). Racial dynamics in cross-race developmental relationships. Administrative Science Quarterly, 38(2), 169–194. doi: 10.2307/2393410
  • Triandis, H. C., Hall, E. R., & Ewen, R. B. (1965). Member heterogeneity and dyadic creativity. Human Relations, 18(1), 33–55. doi: 10.1177/001872676501800104
  • Trompenaars, F., & Hampden-Turner, C. (1997). Riding the waves of culture: Understanding diversity in global business (2nd ed.). London: Nicholas Brealey Publishing.
  • Tsui, A. S., Egan, T. D., & O’Reilly, C. A. (1992). Being different: relational demography and organizational attachment. Administrative Science Quarterly, 37(4), 549–579. doi: 10.2307/2393472
  • Vedder, G. (2005). Diversity Management und Interkulturalität (2nd ed.). München: Hampp.
  • Wagner, J. A., & Moch, M. K. (1986). Individualism-collectivism: concept and measure. Group & Organization Management, 11(3), 280–304. doi: 10.1177/105960118601100309
  • Webber, S. S., & Donahue, L. M. (2001). Impact of highly and less job-related diversity on work group cohesion and performance: a meta-analysis. Journal of Management, 27(2), 141–162. doi: 10.1016/S0149-2063(00)00093-3
  • Williams, K. Y., & O’Reilly, C. A. (1998). Demography and diversity in organizations: a review of 40 years of research. Research in Organizational Behaviour, 20(1), 77–140.
  • Wirtschaft, W., & Standortvorteile, A.–F. L. (2017). Retrieved 17 December 2017, from https://www.liechtenstein.li/wirtschaft/
  • Wirtschaftsstandort Vorarlberg GmbH. (2015). Standortdokumentation - Informationen über die Region Vorarlberg für Gründer und Ansiedelungsinteressierte (p. 28). Dornbirn: Wirtschafts-Standort Vorarlberg GmbH.
  • Wrench, J. (2007). Diversity management and discrimination. Immigrants and ethnic minorities in the EU. Aldershot: Ashgate.
  • Wright, P. M., Dunford, B. B., & Snell, S. A. (2001). Human resources and the resource based view of the firm. Journal of Management, 27 (6), 701–721. doi: 10.1177/014920630102700607

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.