Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-151) and index.

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: The roles of multiculturals in teams and organizations -- The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few: leveraging the skills of multiculturals and building and innovative organization.