Cultural Intelligence: Put it (High) on the Asian HRM Agenda
Stening, Bruce
Stening, Bruce
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Journal article
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Publication Year
2006
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Research and Practice in Human Resource Management
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Publication Volume
14
Publication Issue
2
Publication Begin page
74
Publication End page
84
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Abstract
HRM practitioners have long understood how important it is that managers, especially senior ones, have the ability to deal with the cultural milieu, both national and organisational, in which they operate. In relation to expatriates, for example, much attention has been directed at selecting and training individuals to work in cultures that are foreign to them. Contrary to the commonly held view, largely as a result of globalisation, that national cultural differences are becoming less important, it is argued in this paper that understanding cultures is becoming increasingly important. Further, it is contended that many organisations in Asia are vastly under estimating the importance of the so-called cultural intelligence among their local workforces, and as a consequence are in danger of compromising their performance.