THE MEDIATING ROLE OF CULTURAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERSONALITY AND CROSS CULTURAL ADAPTABILITY: A RESEARCH ON GRADUATE STUDENTS

Yıl 2024, , 315 - 334, 02.07.2024

Ceyhan Mutlu , Fatma Şebnem Arıkboğa

https://doi.org/10.31671/doujournal.1343316

Öz

Individuals' desire to live in different nations to improve their living standards grows as globalization accelerates and countries' environmental conditions change. Even though people have a strong desire to do so, it is extremely difficult to adapt to a new culture. There are numerous factors that influence people's cross-cultural adaptability. The concept of cultural intelligence, which plays an important role in helping individuals understand individuals from different cultures and behave appropriately in that culture, is the most important of these factors. Cultural intelligence analysis can help individuals overcome or avoid these challenges. Individuals' personalities, in addition to cultural intelligence, are considered as another factor that has a significant impact on the results. The analysis of personality structures can reveal whether or not they can adapt to different cultures. The purpose of this study is to investigate the concepts of cross-cultural adaptability, cultural intelligence, and personality in the context of Business Administration graduate students' intentions to live abroad and to determine the extent to which these three concepts are related.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Culture, Cross Cultural Adaptability, Cultural Intelligence, Personality, Five Factor Theory of Personality

KİŞİLİK İLE KÜLTÜRLERARASI ADAPTASYON ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİDE KÜLTÜREL ZEKANIN ARACI ROLÜ: LİSANSÜSTÜ ÖĞRENCİLERİ ÜZERİNE BİR ARAŞTIRMA

Öz

Küreselleşme hızlandıkça ve ülkelerin çevresel koşulları değiştikçe, bireylerin yaşam standartlarını arttırmak amacıyla, farklı ülkelerde yaşama isteği artmaktadır. Bu istek bireylerde her ne kadar güçlü olsa da, farklı bir kültüre adaptasyon sağlamak hiç de kolay olmamaktadır. Bireylerin kültürlerarası adaptasyonlarını sağlamasına etki eden çeşitli faktör bulunmaktadır. Bu faktörlerin başında bireylerin farklı kültürden bireyleri anlamasını ve o kültüre uygun davranmasında önemli bir rol oynayan kültürel zeka kavramı gelmektedir. Kültürel zeka analizi, bireylerin bu zorlukların üstesinden gelmesine veya bu zorluklardan kaçınmasına yardımcı olmak için önemli bir konumda olmaktadır. Kültürel zekanın yanı sıra bireylerin kişilikleri de sonuçlara önemli derecede etki eden bir diğer unsur olarak ele alınmaktadır. Bireylerin kişilik yapılarının analizi, bu bireylerin farklı kültürlere adaptasyon sağlayıp sağlayamayacakları hakkında ön görüler ortaya koyabilmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, İşletme lisansüstü öğrencilerinin yurtdışında yaşama niyetleri bağlamında, kültürlerarası adaptasyon, kültürel zeka ve kişilik kavramlarını ele alarak, bu üç kavram arasındaki ilişkinin boyutunu ortaya koymaktır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Kültür, Kültürlerarası Adaptasyon, Kültürel Zeka, Kişilik, Beş Faktör Kişilik Kuramı

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