TY - JOUR
T1 - A new framework of workplace belonging
T2 - Instrument validation and testing relationships to crucial acculturation outcomes
AU - Komisarof, Adam
N1 - Funding Information:
I am grateful to Eugene Teng for his assistance in gathering and processing the data for this study, the generous financial grants to develop this research received from Keio University, and Dr. Bernadette Calafell and my anonymous reviewers for feedback on previous versions of this manuscript.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 National Communication Association.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Contemporary global migrant flows challenge national ingroup boundaries, leading to demands for greater inclusivity of those migrants in receiving societies worldwide. Utilizing the specific case of Japanese and foreigners in Japan, this study aimed to validate Komisarof's framework of workplace belonging. The framework refines understanding of how perceptions of belonging–particularly the degrees to which people see themselves accepted as members of another group’s cultural-linguistic community and as core members of their shared work organization–impact quality and effectiveness of intercultural work relations for both migrants and members of the host society. Instruments measuring both dimensions of belonging were validated first through a review of potential items by a panel of experts, followed by an exploratory factor analysis of retained items with a sample of 228 respondents (116 Japanese and 112 non-Japanese representing 24 nationalities). Relationships between four permutations of belonging, termed ontological interpretive spaces (“OIS”), and four outcome variables (job effectiveness, flourishing, organizational commitment, and intercultural competence) were hypothesized and tested. Significant effects of OIS were found for job effectiveness, flourishing, and organizational commitment, providing evidence of belonging’s effects on these crucial acculturation outcomes in intercultural work contexts.
AB - Contemporary global migrant flows challenge national ingroup boundaries, leading to demands for greater inclusivity of those migrants in receiving societies worldwide. Utilizing the specific case of Japanese and foreigners in Japan, this study aimed to validate Komisarof's framework of workplace belonging. The framework refines understanding of how perceptions of belonging–particularly the degrees to which people see themselves accepted as members of another group’s cultural-linguistic community and as core members of their shared work organization–impact quality and effectiveness of intercultural work relations for both migrants and members of the host society. Instruments measuring both dimensions of belonging were validated first through a review of potential items by a panel of experts, followed by an exploratory factor analysis of retained items with a sample of 228 respondents (116 Japanese and 112 non-Japanese representing 24 nationalities). Relationships between four permutations of belonging, termed ontological interpretive spaces (“OIS”), and four outcome variables (job effectiveness, flourishing, organizational commitment, and intercultural competence) were hypothesized and tested. Significant effects of OIS were found for job effectiveness, flourishing, and organizational commitment, providing evidence of belonging’s effects on these crucial acculturation outcomes in intercultural work contexts.
KW - Inclusion
KW - acculturation in Japan
KW - migrant belonging
KW - national identity
KW - workplace belonging
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U2 - 10.1080/17513057.2021.1897152
DO - 10.1080/17513057.2021.1897152
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85102928252
SN - 1751-3057
VL - 15
SP - 311
EP - 332
JO - Journal of International and Intercultural Communication
JF - Journal of International and Intercultural Communication
IS - 3
ER -