Culture + Intelligence: Old Constructs, New Frontiers

Despite the extensive research on culture and intelligence in organizational psychology, little attention has been given to the integration of the two constructs. This special issue aims to stimulate new research directions by synthesizing the two streams of research. In this introduction to the spe...

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Published in:Group & organization management 2006-02, Vol.31 (1), p.4-19
Main Authors: Ng, Kok-Yee, Earley, P. Christopher
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business organization
Cognitive ability
Corporate culture
Culture
Industrial psychology
Intelligence
Intelligence tests
Job performance
Management science
Organization theory
Personality traits
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Summary:Despite the extensive research on culture and intelligence in organizational psychology, little attention has been given to the integration of the two constructs. This special issue aims to stimulate new research directions by synthesizing the two streams of research. In this introduction to the special issue, we propose a framework that reflects and reconciles two different approaches to integrating culture and intelligence—the cultural variation of intelligence approach versus the cultural intelligence approach. Our focus is on the latter approach, which centers on validating the emerging construct called cultural intelligence—defined as the capability to be effective across cultural settings. Specifically, we discuss the measurement and substantive issues that future research should address in advancing our understanding of the cultural intelligence construct.
ISSN:1059-6011
1552-3993
DOI:10.1177/1059601105275251