Research: People Share More Information with Colleagues of Similar Cultural Backgrounds

Imagine you are a member of a purchasing team. Your manager sets a goal: she wants everyone on your team to make at least one deal with a supply company of their choice. You end up signing a deal with a supplier who offers a great price, but ¡ª unbeknownst to you ¡ª is infamously slow to deliver. One of your colleagues has worked with them before, but the two of you haven¡¯t been communicating much with each other, so he fails to advise you against it. Because you never receive this vital information, your performance suffers.

Research: People Share More Information with Colleagues of Similar Cultural Backgrounds