Colleagues,
Greetings from Ireland. Apologies for cross-postings.
Many Thanks
Michael Morley
JOURNAL OF MANAGERIAL PSYCHOLOGY
Special Issue Call for Papers
Intercultural Competence
Guest Co-Editors
Michael J Morley, Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, Ireland
Jean-Luc Cerdin, ESSEC Business School, France
Call for Papers
The intercultural encounter, in all its guises, is becoming an increasingly common experience in a greater array of workplaces and work settings in an ever-increasing number of countries and regions. In the international business arena, intercultural competence, at the individual level, is presumed to be associated with global career success, and, at the organizational level, with business success through the more effective management of business operations in this increasingly diverse range of host locations. Yet, the cumulative evidence on these fronts from the international, comparative and cross-cultural literatures remains mixed. Conceptual and definitional challenges abound, the path to its development remains uncertain and its resultant impact is, at best, somewhat variable.
This special issue of the Journal of Managerial Psychology aims to further explore the multifaceted nature of intercultural competence, and deepen our knowledge of its relationship with individual and/or organizational effectiveness and other outcomes. Specifically, we intend to publish papers that contribute to a better conceptualization and definition of intercultural competence. Papers that examine the relationships between intercultural competence and individual or organizational outcomes are particularly welcome. Also, papers that address the challenge of identifying and measuring intercultural competence, either for research or practical purposes, would also be particularly relevant to this special issue.
We welcome both theoretical and empirical contributions to the special issue, providing they are consistent with the general theme. In selecting the final contributions for the Special Issue, consideration will be given to papers that propose innovative theoretical insights and/or empirical perspectives on intercultural competence. We welcome contributions from a wide range of countries or regions. Papers should add to both theory building and practice.
Specific areas that papers for this special issue could explore include, inter alia:
· What definitional and measurement dilemmas exist in the intercultural competence domain area?
· Are there identifiable pre-requisites for intercultural competence?
· What do we know about global mindset, its relationship to international career success and its relationship to international business success?
· How is intercultural competence linked to intercultural transitional adjustment, international assignment and global career success?
· What is the relationship between intercultural competence and global leadership development? What are the most critical competences? Can they be developed, and if so, how?
· What is the role and value of cross-cultural training in facilitating intercultural competence enhancement?
· What is the evidence on the relationship between various kinds of international assignments and development of intercultural competence? Are long-term international assignments more efficient than short-term assignments, commuter assignments, flexpatriation or global virtual teams in the development of intercultural competence?
· Cultural Intelligence, Emotional intelligence, global mindset: how similar are they?
· Tools for assessing intercultural competence: how to choose between the numerous existing tools? How do MNCs assess intercultural competence?
· Intercultural Competence and knowledge flows within global enterprises.
As with regular issues of the Journal of Managerial Psychology, this special issue will embrace different methodological perspectives and traditions.
Submission Requirements
The deadline for electronic submissions of between 5,000 and 7,000 words is September 29th, 2008. Please submit to Kay Sutcliffe, Editorial Administration at
ksutcliffe@emeraldinsight.com, stating that the paper is for consideration in the Journal of Managerial Psychology Special Issue on "Intercultural Competence."
For additional details please contact either of the Guest Co-editors:
Prof. Michael J Morley
Kemmy Business School
University of Limerick
National Tech. Park
Limerick
Ireland
michael.morley@ul.ie
Prof. Jean-Luc Cerdin
ESSEC Business School
Avenue Bernard Hirsch B.P. 50105,
95021 Cergy-Pontoise Cedex
France
cerdin@essec.fr