Cultural Intelligence and International Business Ventures Success: A Framework at Organizational-Level

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Abstract

Most current studies emphasize individuals’ capacity and construct cultural intelligence at individual level, while little attention has been devoted to study organizational-level cultural intelligence. Cultural intelligence goes beyond micro-level and is also an important capacity for global teams, multinational corporations to successfully cross cultural boundaries and perform in cultural diverse environment and international ventures.
In this research, organizational-level cultural intelligence is discussed as a form of organizational intelligence necessary to perceive, interpret and adapt to new cultural context, generating new knowledge and functioning effectively in diverse cultural context. Drawing on Early and Ang’s (2003) micro-level conceptualization of cultural intelligence and St. Gallen management framework, this study develops a three dimensional framework of organizational-level cultural intelligence in the context of international business ventures, from a knowledge-based perspective. The implications for this model are discussed.

Author

• Juana Juan Du, Royal Roads U