Mono –> bi –> multi –> inter –> trans –> idio? On operationalizing concepts of culture in Dutch (music) education.In the past five decades, the concept of culture has played an important role in Dutch (music) education. Operationalizations of the concept of culture in education – answering the question: …

Creativity and innovation capabilities are strongly associated with entrepreneurship and studies indicate that innovation skills are needed to become entrepreneur. Typically, highly innovative individuals are naturally drawn towards entrepreneurship. It may be that some cultures enhance innovativeness …

This study sought to analyse societal challenges and aimed to understand the impact of cultural synergy within a multicultural workforce on the performance of German luxury hotels. To capitalize on the increasing degree of cultural diversity within society and the workforce, the following question was …

There is a strong relation between food and identity. Especially when people move to another country, traditional food (or simply food from their country of origin), symbolizes a link with culture, communityand ethnic identity. As people move around the globe they introduce new foods in the places they …

This research report shows a market research and situation analysis of the ethnic market including several recommendations towards Coroos. This was conducted due to a shift in the population compositions within West-European countries (by the emergence of new ethnic groups) which would possibly effect …

Most FLP research focuses on intrafamily communication (1FLP) and how this is impacted by larger contexts. But what happens when different multilingual families interact intensively on a daily basis? This article analyses language use during a holiday in India in and between four deaf-hearing befriended …

The hospitality industry depends increasingly on migrant labour. Migrants are wanted but are not necessarily welcomed in the host society. Multicultural workforce is portrayed as necessary means to organisational success within hospitality and EU regulations support equitable work opportunities. At the …

Introduction of the special issue ‘Exploring the multilingual family repertoire: ethnographic approaches'.

Amsterdam is known to be a cosmopolitan and multicultural city where newly arrived migrants find opportunities to test business ideas. Behind every business idea, there are people supporting the entrepreneurs’ initiatives and providing feedback. This chapter examines the role of those people in the process …

In cross-cultural communication and adjunct disciplines such as cross-cultural management and international business, there is a negativity bias of seeing cultural differences as a source of potential issues. The emergence of Positive Organizational Scholarship (POS) questions this problem-focused approach. …