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КОНЦЕПЦИЯТА „КУЛТУРНА ИНТЕЛИГЕНТНОСТ“
THE CONSTRUCT OF CULTURAL INTELLIGENCE

Author(s): Silviya Dimitrova
Subject(s): Economy, Business Economy / Management
Published by: Икономически университет - Варна
Keywords: cultural intelligence; expatriates; measurement of cultural intelligence; cross-cultural study
Summary/Abstract: The paper presents the construct of cultural intelligence as a new field in crosscultural studies. It considers the dimensions of the concept directly related to global business and its effectiveness, as well as international assignments (expatriates). In accordance with the first presented scale for its individual measurement in literature, meta-cognitive, cognitive, motivational and behavioral dimensions are explained. Consequently, fundamental scales for its measurement on different levels, besides individual, are briefly stated - those to be organizational and business quotient. Finally, their main advantages and benefits, as well as some comments are pointed out in the paper.

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