Bridging Diversity in Organizations and Cross-Cultural Work Psychology by Studying Perceived Differences

摘要

By exploring the links between diversity and cross-cultural work psychology, Ferdman and Sagiv (2012) shed light on a fundamental question at the heart of diversity research: What do we mean by "diversity"? As the authors highlight, "depending on what we mean by 'diversity,' we may be looking at different phenomena" altogether. Quite rightly, the authors point out that different cultures hold different views on heterogeneity. In this commentary, we would like to extend the propositions for how the two fields might benefit from each other by adding another possible bridge: the study of perceived differences.