Books as key to the wide world
‘It is books that are the key to the wide world; if you can’t do anything else, read all that you can.’ Jane Hamilton (novelist) If you don’t have the opportunity to travel, or if you want to prepare for…
Tag Intercultural competence
Intercultural competence in European international management
Following up on my previous blog about intercultural competence, I now would like to highlight some recent research that has been published on the topic in a special issue in the European Journal of International Management. The European context With…
Navigating an increasingly intercultural workplace
Workplaces have become increasingly intercultural (1), and more and more people need to be able to navigate this new reality – even when not living abroad themselves. Research shows that to be successful in intercultural contexts, people need intercultural competencies…
Impact of a local host on the intercultural competence of expats
Intercultural competence is an essential asset for those who live abroad or who work with people from different cultural backgrounds. For this reason, I also examined in my PhD research whether contact with a local host had an impact on…
“In Vino, Veritas”: the 2014 Western Academy of Management
The past week I attended for the first time the Western Academy of Management – Western in terms of geographical location in the US – in Napa Valley (hence the theme of the congress “In Vino, Veritas”). Here are some of…