Wang, Q, Clegg, LJ orcid.org/0000-0002-9787-7196, Gajewska-De Mattos, H orcid.org/0000-0003-2673-5235 et al. (1 more author) (Cover date: October 2023) It's personal: The emotional dimension of psychic distance perception in intercultural knowledge transfer. International Business Review, 32 (5). 102167. ISSN 0969-5931
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.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2023, Elsevier. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/. This is an author produced version of an article published in International Business Review. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Psychic distance, Emotion , Intercultural knowledge transfer, Chinese MNE, Managerial and employee perceptions |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 18 Jul 2023 15:50 |
Last Modified: | 19 Oct 2023 14:21 |
Published Version: | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2023.102167 |