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From Context-free to Context-dependent Communication: A Preliminary Conceptualization and Test of a Model of Communication Context across Cultures

Date：2014-12-15 From：

TITLE：From Context-free to Context-dependent Communication: A Preliminary Conceptualization and Test of a Model of Communication Context across Cultures

SPEAKER：Prof.Xiao-Ping Chen

TIME: 14:00pm-16:00pm, Dec. 16th.

PLACE:Meeting room 7, Conference building

演讲内容简介：

In this research we conceptualize the construct of communication context as the multiplicity of cues that can be drawn upon to convey and understand meaning. We then hypothesize and demonstrate that (a) individual attention to communication context may differ as a function of individual self-construal, and (b) individual cultural intelligence may differ as a result of the degree of reliance on contextual cues in communication. Using five independent samples collected from three countries, we first develop and cross-culturally validate a four- component model of context-free to context-dependent communication that accounts for cues in the message, relationship, temporal and special contexts. Our data reveal that individuals with a stronger interdependent self-construal are more likely to pay attention to and rely on communication context to convey meaning. Our findings also show that individuals who pay more attention to, or rely more on communication context in conveying meaning have higher cultural intelligence. From a global workforce perspective, we discuss the theoretical and empirical implications of these findings for understanding the processes and outcomes of communication among organizational members.

演讲嘉宾简介：

Xiao-Ping Chen received her Ph.D. from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is currently Philip M. Condit Endowed Chair Professor and Head of the Management and Organization Department at the Foster School of Business, University of Washington. She is also Editor-in-Chief for Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes and Executive Editor for Chinese Management Insights. Her research interests include cooperation and competition in social dilemmas, teamwork and leadership, entrepreneur passion, Chinese guanxi, and cross-cultural communication and management. Professor Chen has published her research in top-tier journals such as Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, and Journal of International Business Studies. She was a faculty previously at Indiana University and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. She served as the second President for International Association for Chinese Management Research (IACMR) and Rep-at-Large at the OB Division of Academy of Management. She has received the Outstanding Ph.D. Mentor Award twice at the Foster School, and has won numerous teaching and research awards.

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