Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introducing multiculturals : the multicultural mind and innovation -- A resource hiding in plain sight : multiculturals and innovation -- Why mexicans speak Spanish : sources of cultural identity -- "Sometimes I feel like a motherless child" : how confronting cultural differences results in a multicultural mind -- Understanding multiculturals : their skills and how they see themselves and the world -- Neoricans, Mexican-Americans and Catalan Spanish : the many ways in which individuals experience and manage their multiculturalism -- Singing sea chanteys does not make you a sailor : language and multiculturalism in an organizational context -- "Where are you from? really" : observable differences and developing a multicultural mind -- Leveraging the multicultural mind : creating an innovative organization -- "I am feeling very olympic today, how about you?" : the influence of the situation on multiculturals and innovation -- "I get by with a little help from my friends" : multiculturals' roles and teams in organizations -- "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few" : leveraging the skills of multiculturals and building an innovativeáorganization -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the author.

In today's rapidly evolving business world continual innovation is now a must. Scholar and consultant David C. Thomas says the same forces of globalization that have created today's superheated competitive environment have also provided a potential hidden advantage: the multiculturals in your midst.