Acculturation Strategies Among Ethnic Minority Workers and the Role of Intercultural Personality Traits

Kyra Luijters (1) , Karen I. van Der Zee (1) , Sabine Otten (1)

1 University of Groningen [Groningen]

In an increasingly diverse work context minority employees strive to place and define themselves in terms of work and cultural identities. Based on Berry's acculturation model (1990), we defined and tested preferred acculturation strategies at work. It was predicted that , reflecting strong cultural identity maintenance combined with strong team identity adoption, is the most preferred strategy at work. The present study among non-Dutch employees working in The Netherlands ( = 108) showed that the dual identity is indeed preferred over strong team identity adoption, but solely among minority members who are emotionally stable. It is argued that these people are competent in dealing with the extra conflict and diversity-related stress that this acculturation strategy produces.

Mots clés: diversity; acculturation at work; dual identity; emotional stability

Kyra Luijters, Karen I. van Der Zee, Sabine Otten. Acculturation Strategies Among Ethnic Minority Workers and the Role of Intercultural Personality Traits. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 2006, 9 (4), pp.561-575. ⟨10.1177/1368430206067554⟩. ⟨hal-00571626⟩