Re-examining diversity as a double-edged sword for innovation process
Existing results on the relationship between ethno-cultural diversity and innovation remain mixed. The authors argue that these inconsistencies were partly due to conceptual and empirical confusion regarding two aspects of ethno-cultural diversity. By conceptually and empirically teasing apart these...
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sg-ntu-dr.10356-937452023-05-19T06:44:41Z Re-examining diversity as a double-edged sword for innovation process Zhan, Siran Bendapudi, Namrita Hong, Ying-yi Nanyang Business School DRNTU::Business::Management::Organizational behavior Existing results on the relationship between ethno-cultural diversity and innovation remain mixed. The authors argue that these inconsistencies were partly due to conceptual and empirical confusion regarding two aspects of ethno-cultural diversity. By conceptually and empirically teasing apart these two aspects of diversity, the authors demonstrated that diversity arising from ethnic categorization (referred to as ethnic diversity) impairs innovation, while diversity arising from cultural distance (referred to as cultural diversity) enhances innovation, but only when ethnic polarization is low. Consistent with the National Innovation System perspective, the present study using country-level data shows that structural innovation input positively contributes to innovation output. Furthermore, the authors found that ethnic diversity has a direct negative effect on innovation input, which in turn dampens innovation output. By contrast, cultural diversity has a direct positive effect on innovation output over and above the contribution of innovation input only when ethnic polarization is low. Accepted version 2015-07-14T03:05:18Z 2019-12-06T18:44:45Z 2015-07-14T03:05:18Z 2019-12-06T18:44:45Z 2015 2015 Journal Article Zhan, S., Bendapudi, N., & Hong, Y. (2015). Re-examining diversity as a double-edged sword for innovation process. Journal of organizational behavior, in press. 0894-3796 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/93745 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/38312 10.1002/job.2027 en Journal of organizational behavior © 2015 John Wiley & Sons. This is the author created version of a work that has been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by Journal of Organizational Behavior, John Wiley & Sons. It incorporates referee’s comments but changes resulting from the publishing process, such as copyediting, structural formatting, may not be reflected in this document. The published version is available at: [http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/job.2027]. application/pdf |
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Existing results on the relationship between ethno-cultural diversity and innovation remain mixed. The authors argue that these inconsistencies were partly due to conceptual and empirical confusion regarding two aspects of ethno-cultural diversity. By conceptually and empirically teasing apart these two aspects of diversity, the authors demonstrated that diversity arising from ethnic categorization (referred to as ethnic diversity) impairs innovation, while diversity arising from cultural distance (referred to as cultural diversity) enhances innovation, but only when ethnic polarization is low. Consistent with the National Innovation System perspective, the present study using country-level data shows that structural innovation input positively contributes to innovation output. Furthermore, the authors found that ethnic diversity has a direct negative effect on innovation input, which in turn dampens innovation output. By contrast, cultural diversity has a direct positive effect on innovation output over and above the contribution of innovation input only when ethnic polarization is low. |
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