Short term, big impact? Changes in self-efficacy and cultural intelligence, and the adjustment of multicultural and monocultural students abroad

The article offers a critique of the concept of cultural intelligence (CQ) from a semiotic perspective. It addresses three assumptions that underpin the CQ concept: that CQ exists, that conflict and misunderstandings are antithetical to CQ and that metacognition involves a cultural dimension. The analysis focuses in particular on the dimension of cultural metacognition which has recently been claimed to be the CQ concept’s main contribution compared to earlier concepts such as cross-cultural or intercultural competence, a claim which is found to be overstated. The article uses the example of CQ training to illustrate the need for greater attention to context and motivation when CQ is deployed for business purposes, as well as to the role of experience in cultural learning processes. At a broader level, the article urges caution in assuming that all human attributes can be trained for business purposes, especially through short-term interventions.

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Geloof in eigen kunnen: het effect van JOBS, een groepsinterventie voor werklozen

Gedrag & Organisatie ◽

10.5117/2006.019.002.001 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 19 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Veerle Brenninkmeijer ◽

Arjan Van Houwelingen ◽

Roland Blonk ◽

Nico Van Yperen

Keyword(s):

Self Efficacy ◽

Group Intervention ◽

Group Training ◽

Short Term ◽

Absolute Level ◽

Theoretical Comparison ◽

Short And Long Term ◽

Job Finding ◽

The Unemployed

Self-efficacy: the Effect of JOBS, a Group Intervention for the Unemployed Self-efficacy: the Effect of JOBS, a Group Intervention for the Unemployed Veerle Brenninkmeijer, Arjan Van Houwelingen, Roland Blonk & Nico Van Yperen, Gedrag & Organisatie, Volume 19, Juni 2006, nr. 2, pp. 97. This study is about the JOBS training, a group training for the unemployed (Vinokur, Van Ryn, Gramlich & Price, 1991) by increasing individuals' self-efficacy. First, a theoretical comparison was made between Bandura's (1977a) four sources of self-efficacy and the components of the JOBS training. Subsequently, we tested the effect of JOBS on self-efficacy in a longitudinal study among 281 JOBS participants. JOBS indeed increased the self-efficacy at both the short and long term (after one and six months). The increase on the short term was stronger among women. The increase in self-efficacy was not related to the actual job finding, but the absolute level of self-efficacy was.

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Short-term cross-cultural study tours: impact on cultural intelligence

The International Journal of Human Resource Management ◽

10.1080/09585192.2013.796315 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 25 (4) ◽

pp. 558-570 ◽

Cited By ~ 31

Author(s):

Evan D. Wood ◽

Heather Y.Z. St. Peters

Keyword(s):

Cultural Study ◽

Cultural Intelligence ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Short Term ◽

Cross Cultural Study

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What role does self-efficacy play in developing cultural intelligence from social media usage?

Electronic Commerce Research and Applications ◽

10.1016/j.elerap.2018.01.009 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 28 ◽

pp. 172-180 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Shangui Hu ◽

Hefu Liu ◽

Jibao Gu

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Cultural Intelligence ◽

Media Usage

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Short-Term Effectiveness of Job Search Skills Training: Comparisons by Summer Work Experience Participation

Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin ◽

10.1177/0034355220910225 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 64 (2) ◽

pp. 86-96

Author(s):

Jennifer L. Cmar ◽

Michele C. McDonnall

Keyword(s):

Job Search ◽

Work Experience ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Intervention Group ◽

Search Behavior ◽

Skills Training ◽

Short Term ◽

Job Search Behavior ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

Foster Youths

We utilized a quasi-experimental pre-test–post-test design to assess the effects of job search skills training on job search knowledge, job search behavior, job search behavior self-efficacy, and job search outcomes self-efficacy. We also examined differences in outcomes based on participation in a vocational rehabilitation agency-sponsored summer work experience (SWE) program. Participants were 92 youth with visual impairments, ages 15 to 22 years, from three U.S. states. The intervention was an intensive job search skills training program involving 35 to 40 hr of content; 42 youth also participated in an SWE program for approximately 6 weeks. Intervention group participants significantly improved in job search knowledge, job search behavior, and job search behavior self-efficacy in contrast to comparison group participants, but results for job search outcomes self-efficacy did not differentiate the two groups. SWE participation by itself was related to increases in both self-efficacy measures, and participation in the intervention plus the SWE was related to larger increases in job search behavior self-efficacy. Results indicate that job search skills training and SWE programs may have differential effects on short-term outcomes. Rather than finding jobs for youth, practitioners could foster youths’ competence, confidence, and preparation for the future by teaching job search skills and encouraging independent job-seeking.

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