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An Examination on Manegers’ Opinions on the Importance of Cultural Intelligence
An Examination on Manegers’ Opinions on the Importance of Cultural Intelligence

Author(s): Hasan Tutar, Vjosë Hajrullahu, Nevzat Şahin
Subject(s): Business Economy / Management, Sociology of Culture, Human Resources in Economy
Published by: İşletme Araştırmaları Dergisi
Keywords: Cultural intelligence; Cultural adaptation; Cultural difference; Intercultural management; multiculturalism;

Summary/Abstract: Purpose – Especially, adaptation to multicultural work environments is of great importance for organizational performance as well as for individual performance. The aim of this study is to determine the opinions of the managers of a multinational businesses operating in Kosovo regarding the importance of the cultural intelligence of the employees. Design/methodology/approach – The study is a qualitative research in terms of its methodology and it was designed according to the descriptive phenomenological design. Findings – The data of the study were collected from a group of 8 participants with a semistructured interview form and the study group was determined according to the “purposive sampling” techniques and the “criteria sampling” technique by taking into consideration the general fiction and problem of the study. Content analysis technique was used in the analysis of the data of the study.

  • Issue Year: 11/2019
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 2717-2728
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: English