Cultural Quotient is the organizational psychology and management theory, and it is all about the continuous learning and aptitude to develop personally through this learning. The differences in the intercultural do remains in the momentous challenge stage in all multinational organizations. Hence to face the challenge there is a need of a new domain of astuteness which immense relevance to the era of escalating globalization and the workplace diverse. For every manager who deals with the employee’s diverse team, competitors, customers and government this cultural quotient acts as an important tool for the successive outcomes (Earley & Ang, 2003). Moreover it will guide the manager in effective management of cross cultural differences.
Important of Cultural Intelligence to the Global Manager
CQ helps in prominence on new cultural contexts adoption and it empowers a person in enabling and discovering the new ways to relate to others. There are three basic elements at the core of CQ; they are Metacognition and cognition thinking, learning and Strategizing (Erez & Earley, 1993). From Earley and Mosakowski –
There is a need of understanding about
Across the cultures how Work differs, Functions of the Diverse team, and It is about the negotiation of deals across the national boundaries and corporate.
The two major approaches about the Cross cultural management are
Culture – Aggregate approach;
Type of approach which identify the commonalities at the country level and is interested in the general believe of the people and its value within the country. In simple terms, expatriates should plan about the typical cultural value to be observed in a particular country. The managerial choices actual and perceived effectiveness depends upon the cultural milieu of a company (Tuner, 1993).
Example
Intellectual accomplishment – French People Value
Leisure Time – German Value
Authority of Hierarchical work – endorse by Thais.
The
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