Cultural diversity in management, firm performance, and the moderating role of entrepreneurial orientation dimensions

被引:179
作者
Richard, OC [1 ]
Barnett, T
Dwyer, S
Chadwick, K
机构
[1] Univ Texas Dallas, Dallas, TX 75230 USA
[2] Mississippi State Univ, Mississippi State, MS 39762 USA
[3] Louisiana Tech Univ, Ruston, LA 71270 USA
[4] Nicholls State Univ, Thibodaux, LA 70310 USA
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10.5465/20159576
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F [经济];
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02 [经济学];
摘要
Extending previous theorizing on cultural diversity's organizational effects by integrating value-in-diversity and social identity perspectives with the framework of Blau's (1977) theory of heterogeneity, we hypothesized curvilinear relationships between racial and gender diversity in management and firm performance. We evaluated relationships within the context of firm-level entrepreneurial orientation. Our empirical study indicated complex relationships among study variables. It revealed that innovativeness positively and risk taking negatively moderated nonlinear relationship patterns for both racial and gender heterogeneity. Research and practical implications are discussed.
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