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This book introduces the concept of n-Culturalism – a play on the notation of sub-sample size indicating that multiple and different samples can exist within a body of work/research. It suggests that n-Culturals are a different type of multicultural individual, with different skills and abilities. At the same time, it contends that because n-Culturals represent a different type of multicultural, they also face different challenges that many non-multicultural individuals do not encounter. Lastly, it discusses the idea that being multicultural is manageable and offers opportunities for those who embrace it rather than avoid it.
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Springer Series in Emerging Cultural Perspectives in Work, Organizational, and Personnel Studies Andre A. Pekerti n-Culturalism in Managing Work and Life A New Within Individual Multicultural Model Springer Series in Emerging Cultural Perspectives in Work, Organizational, and Personnel Studies Series Editors Catherine T. Kwantes, Department of Psychology, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada Sharon Glazer, Division of Applied Behavioral Sciences, University of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/16418 Andre A. Pekerti n-Culturalism in Managing Work and Life A New Within Individual Multicultural Model 123 Andre A. Pekerti UQ Business School The University of Queensland Brisbane, QLD, Australia ISSN 2662-4672 ISSN 2662-4680 (electronic) Springer Series in Emerging Cultural Perspectives in Work, Organizational, and Personnel Studies ISBN 978-3-030-27281-4 ISBN 978-3-030-27282-1 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27282-1 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Disclaimer: Materials presented in our series are solely those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the editors of Culture, Organizations, and Work. We warmly invite any scholars to present their perspectives on culture, organizations, and work, as relevant to the series. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland Acknowledgements I thank Christ my Lord for this opportunity and giving me the capabilities to complete this work, as well as, developing resilience. My deepest gratitude to Inez my wife, Zoë, and Joel for their love, continuing support, and patience sharing their lives with yet another one of my projects. To Anugerah (Pek) and Angela my father and mother, respectively for placing me in situ