Cross-Cultural Competence in the Department of Defense: An Annotated Bibliography

• Main Authors: Gallus, Jessica A, Gouge, Melissa C, Antolic, Emily, Fosher, Kerry, Jasparro, Victoria, Coleman, Stephanie, Selmeski, Brian, Klafehn, Jennifer L
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Subjects: ASSESSMENT; BIBLIOGRAPHIES; CROSS CULTURAL COMPETENCE; CROSS CULTURE(SOCIOLOGY); CULTURE; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE; Information Science; Military Forces and Organizations; MILITARY RESEARCH; PE622785; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; Sociology and Law; TRAINING

Given the current operational context, research both inside and outside the DoD has increasingly focused its efforts on better understanding the factors that contribute to effective cross-cultural performance. Of particular interest is the role cross-cultural competence (3C) plays in Service members' ability to navigate cultural environments, as well as the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities that military training should be targeting to improve performance-related outcomes. Over the past ten years, numerous studies and theoretical pieces have been developed that explore these issues as they relate to both military and general populations. This annotated bibliography represents an initial attempt to gather this collection of work into a single, comprehensive review to be used as a reference for those conducting research in this domain. Annotations hail from a number of different disciplines, including military psychology, organizational psychology, anthropology, and sociology, and range in content from theoretical to empirical studies, efforts at model building and computer technologies for understanding, and various methods for teaching and assessing 3C. Prepared in collaboration with the George Mason Univ, Fairfax, VA. PDF updated with revised version on 1 Dec 2016.