Shifting Frames: Contextualizing Biculturalism in International Business Research

This dissertation examines bicultural individuals who internalize multiple cultures and how they contribute to global organizations through their superior metacognition, as well as cultural and linguistic agility. Despite extensive research in psychology and international business, studies on biculturals within organizational settings are limited. Based on fieldwork in Danish companies in Japan, the dissertation addresses how biculturality emerges and impacts organizational outcomes through three interconnected articles. It adopts a social constructivist stance, examining biculturalism as a dynamic, context-dependent process. This research highlights biculturals' strategic identity management and their role in cross-border knowledge transfer, challenging static views of cultural identity while emphasizing the importance of context and agency.