Intercultural Competency of U.S. Leaders Research Paper by Nicky
A literature review of the intercultural competency of leaders in U.S. organizations for dealing with foreign nationals.
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Description:
This paper presents a review of the literature in order to identify what factors contribute to the intercultural competency of U.S. leaders in U.S.-based organizations for dealing with foreign nationals assigned in the U.S. The paper discusses what is already known about this topic, the scope of the review, the debates in the literature, connections between the sources, types of literature examined and criteria used to evaluate the literature. The paper includes several figures and tables that illustrate the discussion in this paper.
Outline:
Central Question that Review of the Literature Can Help Define
What is Already Known about This Topic?
Scope of the Literature Review
Conflict or Debates in the Literature
Connections between the Sources
Types of Literature Examined
Criteria Used to Evaluate the Literature
Outline:
Central Question that Review of the Literature Can Help Define
What is Already Known about This Topic?
Scope of the Literature Review
Conflict or Debates in the Literature
Connections between the Sources
Types of Literature Examined
Criteria Used to Evaluate the Literature
From the Paper:
"While a virtual consensus exists that cross-cultural differences can have an enormous impact on the effectiveness of leadership in multinational organizations, not everyone is of a like mind concerning how best to measure these differences and what factors should be used as metrics for this purpose. For example, one of the preeminent sociological authorities for cross-cultural research is Geert Hofstede (1980, 1984, 1991, 1994, 2009), who analyzed relevant cultural dimensional data from more than 70 countries that was aggregated between 1967 and 1973. Based on this original analysis, Hofstede subsequently applied his research to the 40 largest countries and thereafter extended his analyses to 50 countries and three international regions. Over the past decade or so, Hofstede has developed cultural dimensional scores for 74 countries and regions that are based in part on replications and extensions of his original study concerning the cultures of different international populations. Researcher conducted by others since Hofstede's original work and subsequently involving various occupations in both the public and private sectors have largely validated his findings (Hofstede, 2009)."Based on his initial results which have been extended and enlarged by subsequent analyses, Hofstede developed an initial cross-cultural model that identifies four primary Dimensions to assist in differentiating cultures: Power Distance - PDI, Individualism - IDV, Masculinity - MAS, and Uncertainty Avoidance - UAI. Over time, Hofstede subsequently incorporated another cultural dimension based on his analyses of other countries, especially China, based on a questionnaire that is created on a collaborative basis with Chinese employees and managers. The Fifth Cultural Dimension developed by Hofstede focuses on Confucian dynamism and is designated, "Long-Term Orientation" or LTO; this fifth cultural dimension was subsequently applied to other 23 countries (Hofstede, 2009)...."
Sample of Sources Used:
- Adler, N. J. & Graham, J. L. (1999). Cross-cultural interaction: The international comparison fallacy? Journal of International Business Studies, 20(3), 515-516.
- Al-Rajhi, I., Altman, Y., Metcalfe, B. & Roussel, J. (2006). Managing impatriate adjustment as a core human resource management challenge. Human Resource Planning, 29(4), 15-16.
- American Psychological Association. (2002). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
- Baskin, T. W., & Enright, R. D. (2004). Intervention studies on forgiveness: A meta-analysis. Journal of Counseling and Development, 82(1), 79.
- Black, J. S. & Gregersen, H. B. (1999). The other half of the picture: Antecedents of spouse cross-cultural adjustment. Journal of International Business Studies, 22(3), 461-462.
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Intercultural Competency of U.S. Leaders (2012, June 27)
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"Intercultural Competency of U.S. Leaders" 27 June 2012.
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