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Acculturation and global mindsponge: An emerging market perspective

  • Quan Hoang Vuong
  • , Nancy K. Napier
  • Université libre de Bruxelles

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Abstract

In this paper, we conceptually develop a mindsponge mechanism of absorbing and ejecting cultural values. The mindsponge, with its underlying themes of multi-filtering information process and inductive attitude, offers explanation of why and how mindset could replace waning values by those absorbed following education and work in "foreign" settings. Also the mindsponge suggests the definition of acculturation might possibly be enlarged beyond adaption to cultural novelties resulted from geographical relocation. As a disciplinary process of evaluating values the mindsponge provides people facing acculturation challenges with proactive and gradual solving approach.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1173
Pages (from-to)354-367
Number of pages14
JournalInternational Journal of Intercultural Relations
Volume49
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Nov 2015

Keywords

  • Cultural values
  • Inductive attitude
  • Mindsponge process
  • Multi-filtering information process

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