Managing Research, Development, and Innovation: Managing the Unmanageable, Third Edition

9.4. INTERCULTURAL CONFLICT

Intercultural conflict is a special case of intergroup conflict. "Culture" here is defined as unstated assumptions, beliefs, norms, roles, and values found in a group that speaks a particular language and lives in a specific time period and place. Potentially, there can be cultural conflict whenever people speak a different language including dialects, live in a different (e.g., Australia versus Canada), or have been socialized in different time periods (e.g., old versus young). Other contrasts, such as differences in religion, social class, and race, can also create intercultural conflict.

Socialization in a particular culture results in a specific "world view." Unstated assumptions (e.g., one must not start a new ...