Literature review on the effect of cross-cultural experience on promoting creativity

Abstract

As with the constantly development of globalization, different countries and regions have been closely linked. The flow of international capital, technology, product and labor creates new chance for the conflicts and blends of diverse cultures. In such a background, individuals' creativity plays a critical role in the development of itself and enterprises. An increasing number of researches have focused on how to convert culture's similarity and differences to multiple culture resource advantage, hence enhancing organizational innovation and development. This paper presents a framework that integrates and reinterprets current research in cross-culture and creativity. The framework also serves to identify areas that need further thinking and can be used as a template for those who want to have a whole picture of cross-culture and creativity.