Is university internationalization bad for performance? Examining two different types of diversity |
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Authors: | Jakob Lauring Jan Selmer |
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Institution: | 1. Instituto de Física del Sur (IFISUR, UNS-CONICET), Departamento de Física, Universidad Nacional del Sur, Av. Alem 1253, 8000 Bahía Blanca, Argentina;2. International Medical Centre, Centre for Radiotherapy, Dvanaest beba bb, 78000 Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Abstract: | While most studies on diverse organizations have been directed at business organizations, the academic sector has also become increasingly international and heterogeneous. Few large-scale studies have investigated multicultural academic departments and none of those have dealt with diversity and group processes. Therefore, a survey was directed towards academics in 16 science departments in three large universities in Denmark. Results based on the response from 489 academics showed that cultural diversity, as a deep level heterogeneity, was positively related to performance and satisfaction, whereas gender diversity, as a surface level heterogeneity, was negatively associated with satisfaction. Implications of these findings are discussed in detail. |
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