Cultural synergy

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Cultural synergy is a term coined from work by Nancy Adler[citation needed] of McGill University which describes an attempt to bring two or more cultures together to form an organization or environment that is based on combined strengths, concepts and skills. The differences in the world's people are used in such a way that encourages mutual growth by cooperation.[1]

In a more general sense, cultural synergy can be observed in the creation new or reproduced cultural forms that are distinct from the cultures from which those forms are derived.[2] In either case, cultural synergy may be expected to be more prevalent as globalization takes place.[citation needed], and the concept and/or phrase can be found in discussions of globalization.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Managing Cultural Differences By Robert T. Moran, Philip R. Harris, Sarah V. Moran
  2. ↑ Faulconbridge, J.R. and Beaverstock, J.V. (2009). "Globalization: Interconnected worlds". In Clifford, N.J., Holloway, S.L., Rice, S.P., and Valentine, G. (eds.). Key Concepts in Geography. 2nd ed. Los Angeles: Sage.
  3. ↑ ibid.
  4. ↑ Hannerz, U. (1996). Transnational Connections. London: Routledge.
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