Από την "Πολιτισμική" (CQ) στη "Διαπολιτισμική" (ICI) Νοημοσύνη

Περίληψη

The present study endeavours to demonstrate the importance of transferring the attention of research work from the theory of Cultural Intelligence (CQ) to the theory of Intercultural Intelligence (ICI) and this, attributed to the new needs, i.e. the current multicultural circumstances. In the first place, reference is made to the definition, the basic characteristics, and the dimensions of the theory of Cultural Intelligence by introducing the corresponding Cultural Intelligence Scale (CQS) as the latter was created by a number of researchers at Nanyang University, the Center of Creative Leadership, both in Singapore, as well as at a University in the United States. In pursuit, by way of considering the weakness of the theory of Cultural Intelligence to meet conditions relative to cultural multiformity, the theory of Intercultural Intelligence is presented as a person’s ability to coordinate with others in different cultural environments. The study ends with reference to two research Programmes, which in practice apply the principles of the theory of Intercultural Intelligence.