When can culturally diverse teams be more creative? The role of leaders' benevolent paternalism

• Main Authors: Lu, Lin, Li, Fuli, Leung, Kwok, Savani, Krishna, Morris, Michael W.
• Other Authors: Nanyang Business School
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: DRNTU::Business::Management; Intercultural Communication; Intercultural Diversity
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/85509; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/48398
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The current research examines the conditions under which cross‐cultural teams can realize their creative potential—a consequence of their cultural diversity. We propose that in more culturally diverse teams, team members are less open when communicating with each other, which impairs the team's...