It’s personal: The emotional dimension of psychic distance perception in intercultural knowledge transfer

IF 5.9 1区 管理学 Q1 BUSINESS
Qiu Wang , Jeremy Clegg , Hanna Gajewska-De Mattos , Peter J. Buckley
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Abstract

Psychic distance (PD) is a perceived obstacle to information flows in knowledge transfer between individuals in different national markets. However, the impact of individuals’ subjective perceptions of macro-level distance factors disrupting these flows has been undertheorized. Prior research has conceptualized PD as a geospatial concept – symmetric, continuous and stable over time. Using appraisal theory and a qualitative study of a Chinese multinational, we analyse individual-level psychic distance stimuli. We examine how perceived psychic distance is impacted in the appraisal of personal concerns, triggering salient emotions in the process of individual’s cross-border interactions. Our key contribution is to trace and explain how individual-level psychic distance is created in intercultural knowledge transfer. We theorize that it is created by a psychological mechanism involving emotionally charged processes of individuals coping with concerns arising from emotional encounter. We find that conventional macro-level psychic distance is moderated by the emotions of individuals.

它是个人的:跨文化知识迁移中心理距离感知的情感维度
心理距离(PD)是不同国家市场中个体之间知识转移过程中信息流动的感知障碍。然而,个体对宏观层面距离因素的主观感知对这些流动的影响一直没有得到充分的理论解释。先前的研究将PD定义为一个地理空间概念——对称、连续和稳定。运用评价理论和对中国一家跨国公司的定性研究,分析了个体层面的心理距离刺激。我们研究了感知心理距离如何影响个人关注的评估,在个体的跨界互动过程中触发显著情绪。我们的主要贡献是追踪和解释个人层面的心理距离是如何在跨文化知识转移中产生的。我们的理论是,它是由一种心理机制产生的,涉及个人应对情感遭遇引起的担忧的情感充电过程。研究发现,传统的宏观心理距离受个体情绪的调节。
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14.10
自引率
6.90%
发文量
95
审稿时长
62 days
期刊介绍: The International Business Review (IBR) stands as a premier international journal within the realm of international business and proudly serves as the official publication of the European International Business Academy (EIBA). This esteemed journal publishes original and insightful papers addressing the theory and practice of international business, encompassing a broad spectrum of topics such as firms' internationalization strategies, cross-border management of operations, and comparative studies of business environments across different countries. In essence, IBR is dedicated to disseminating research that informs the international operations of firms, whether they are SMEs or large MNEs, and guides the actions of policymakers in both home and host countries. The journal warmly welcomes conceptual papers, empirical studies, and review articles, fostering contributions from various disciplines including strategy, finance, management, marketing, economics, HRM, and organizational studies. IBR embraces methodological diversity, with equal openness to papers utilizing quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-method approaches.
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