Some Organizational Consequences of Cultural Differences in Boundary Permeability
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23667124 |
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| Authors | Boas Shamir, Yael Melnik |
| Year | 2003 |
| Pages | 281-301 |
| Publication date | 2003-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Managing Boundaries in Organizations (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan UK (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1057/9780230512559_16 |
| OpenAlex | W2395748861 |
| ISBN | 9780230512559 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 14 |
Globalization means that national and cultural boundaries become more permeable. People can cross these boundaries more easily than in earlier periods to work or live in other countries, temporarily or permanently. However, when they cross national boundaries for such purposes, they still carry with them some boundaries. We refer to the boundaries that cultures instill in people. These boundaries are not physical or political borders but rather mental and social lines of distinction, which are socially constructed and culturally defined. Culturally defined boundaries are learned by people through socialization and reflected in their mental categories. Indeed, cultures may be characterized in terms of the boundaries they set for their members, and the whole process of cultural socialization can be conceived as a process of learning boundaries. Once learned, these boundaries become taken for granted and guide people’s thoughts and behavior (Nippert-Eng 1996; Zerubavel 1991). These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
Boundary (topology) · Globalization · Political science · Politics · Socialization · Sociology · Cultural Differences and Values · International Student and Expatriate Challenges · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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