The intercultural communication motivation scale: an instrument to assess motivational training needs of candidates for international assignments

The Intercultural Communication Motivation Scale (ICMS) is a tool to assess the intercultural communication motivation of candidates for international assignments. The ICMS performed well in four studies conducted with undergraduate students in New Zealand, the United States, the United Arab Emirate...

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Published in:Human resource management 2009-09, Vol.48 (5), p.717-744
Main Authors: Kupka, Bernd, Everett, André M, Atkins, Stephen G, Mertesacker, Marion, Walters, Lynne, u.a
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
assessment
Ausbildung
Auslandsaufenthalt
Correlation analysis
Führungskraft
Human resource management
Intercultural communication
intercultural communication competence
Intercultural Communication Motivation Scale
intercultural communication training
Interkulturelles Management
international assignments
Kommunikation
Motivation
Multinationales Unternehmen
selection
Self evaluation
Social responsibility
strategic international human resource management
Studies
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Summary:The Intercultural Communication Motivation Scale (ICMS) is a tool to assess the intercultural communication motivation of candidates for international assignments. The ICMS performed well in four studies conducted with undergraduate students in New Zealand, the United States, the United Arab Emirates, and Germany. Generally showing a stable fi ve‐factor structure, high test‐retest correlations, very high Cronbach's alphas, and almost no social desirability bias in self and peer evaluations, the ICMS is sensitive enough to detect test‐retest differences. Thus, socially responsible strategic international HR programs can use this scale to reliably evaluate employees and their families for specifi c international locations. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
ISSN:0090-4848
1099-050X
1099-050X
DOI:10.1002/hrm.20312