TY - JOUR
T1 - Cultural intelligence (CQ) in action
T2 - The effects of personality and international assignment on the development of CQ
AU - Şahin, Faruk
AU - Gurbuz, Sait
AU - Köksal, Onur
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2014/3
Y1 - 2014/3
N2 - We examined (1) the effect of international assignments on the development of cultural intelligence - CQ over time (2) whether crucial personality traits (i.e., extraversion and openness to experience) had a moderating role in the relationship between international assignments and CQ in a longitudinal design. A total sample of 145 military personnel participated in the study at the beginning of the deployment (Time 1) and 121 persons participated at the end of the deployment (Time 2) in a multinational and multicultural military organization. Repeated measures multivariate analysis of covariance showed that the 6-month international assignment did have a statistically significant effect on the development of all four facets of CQ over time. Moreover, moderated multiple regression analyses demonstrated that individuals who are high on extraversion improved their metacognitive CQ and behavioral CQ more than did individuals who are low on extraversion. Similarly, individuals who are high on openness to experience improved their motivational CQ more than did individuals who are low on openness to experience. Implications for future research and practice are discussed.
AB - We examined (1) the effect of international assignments on the development of cultural intelligence - CQ over time (2) whether crucial personality traits (i.e., extraversion and openness to experience) had a moderating role in the relationship between international assignments and CQ in a longitudinal design. A total sample of 145 military personnel participated in the study at the beginning of the deployment (Time 1) and 121 persons participated at the end of the deployment (Time 2) in a multinational and multicultural military organization. Repeated measures multivariate analysis of covariance showed that the 6-month international assignment did have a statistically significant effect on the development of all four facets of CQ over time. Moreover, moderated multiple regression analyses demonstrated that individuals who are high on extraversion improved their metacognitive CQ and behavioral CQ more than did individuals who are low on extraversion. Similarly, individuals who are high on openness to experience improved their motivational CQ more than did individuals who are low on openness to experience. Implications for future research and practice are discussed.
KW - Cultural intelligence
KW - International assignment
KW - Multicultural environment
KW - Personality
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84897021977&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2013.11.002
DO - 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2013.11.002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84897021977
SN - 0147-1767
VL - 39
SP - 152
EP - 163
JO - International Journal of Intercultural Relations
JF - International Journal of Intercultural Relations
IS - 1
ER -