The effects of personality and cultural intelligence on international assignment effectiveness: a review

Studies on cultural intelligence (CQ) have been recently initiated dramatically in an effort to determine how they were related to positive life outcomes. While past findings showed positive correlations to various aspects of life outcomes, clear establishments of the theoretical and empirical conne...

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Main Authors: Kumar, Naresh, Che Rose, Raduan, Sri Ramalu, Subramaniam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Science Publications 2008
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17142/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17142/1/17142.pdf
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author Kumar, Naresh
Che Rose, Raduan
Sri Ramalu, Subramaniam
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description Studies on cultural intelligence (CQ) have been recently initiated dramatically in an effort to determine how they were related to positive life outcomes. While past findings showed positive correlations to various aspects of life outcomes, clear establishments of the theoretical and empirical connections of CQ on cross-cultural adjustment and job performance among expatriates was still remain elusive in the literature. Approach: The literature was explored to acknowledge the accessible relationships among CQ, cultural adjustment and job performance of expatriates. Results: This article proposes a research framework that intends to cover several gaps and weaknesses identified in the literature. The sway of personality traits on CQ and expatriate assignment effectiveness were also discussed. In offering a new research approaches, total of eight research propositions were established. Conclusions/Recommendations: This article provides an updated review of the literature on CQ. The practical implications as well as academic contributions were also presented. Thus, anticipate more empirical studies on CQ and at the same time substantiate the proposed research framework.
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spelling upm-171422018-08-30T07:17:29Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17142/ The effects of personality and cultural intelligence on international assignment effectiveness: a review Kumar, Naresh Che Rose, Raduan Sri Ramalu, Subramaniam Studies on cultural intelligence (CQ) have been recently initiated dramatically in an effort to determine how they were related to positive life outcomes. While past findings showed positive correlations to various aspects of life outcomes, clear establishments of the theoretical and empirical connections of CQ on cross-cultural adjustment and job performance among expatriates was still remain elusive in the literature. Approach: The literature was explored to acknowledge the accessible relationships among CQ, cultural adjustment and job performance of expatriates. Results: This article proposes a research framework that intends to cover several gaps and weaknesses identified in the literature. The sway of personality traits on CQ and expatriate assignment effectiveness were also discussed. In offering a new research approaches, total of eight research propositions were established. Conclusions/Recommendations: This article provides an updated review of the literature on CQ. The practical implications as well as academic contributions were also presented. Thus, anticipate more empirical studies on CQ and at the same time substantiate the proposed research framework. Science Publications 2008 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17142/1/17142.pdf Kumar, Naresh and Che Rose, Raduan and Sri Ramalu, Subramaniam (2008) The effects of personality and cultural intelligence on international assignment effectiveness: a review. Journal of Social Sciences, 4 (4). pp. 320-328. ISSN 1549-3652; ESSN: 1558-6987 http://thescipub.com/abstract/10.3844/jssp.2008.320.328 10.3844/jssp.2008.320.328
spellingShingle Kumar, Naresh
Che Rose, Raduan
Sri Ramalu, Subramaniam
The effects of personality and cultural intelligence on international assignment effectiveness: a review
title The effects of personality and cultural intelligence on international assignment effectiveness: a review
title_full The effects of personality and cultural intelligence on international assignment effectiveness: a review
title_fullStr The effects of personality and cultural intelligence on international assignment effectiveness: a review
title_full_unstemmed The effects of personality and cultural intelligence on international assignment effectiveness: a review
title_short The effects of personality and cultural intelligence on international assignment effectiveness: a review
title_sort effects of personality and cultural intelligence on international assignment effectiveness: a review
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