The importance of teachers’ cultural intelligence for the internationalization process of higher education

• Autorzy: Teneta-Skwiercz Dorota , Sobińska Małgorzata , Białowąs Piotr

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.29119/1641-3466.2022.160.39

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Purpose: The main purpose of this article is to diagnose the level of cultural intelligence of academic teachers of public economic universities in Poland and identify factors related to this kind of intelligence. Design/methodology/approach: The tests carried out were quantitative. The following methods were used: analysis of the subject literature, surveys, and analysis of organizational documentation. Findings: The study showed that the level of cultural intelligence of teachers of economic universities in Poland is relatively high and slightly different between the surveyed universities. There was no correlation between the cultural intelligence level and such variables as gender and a scientific degree. On the other hand, the number of languages known at the communicative level and the number of countries in which the employee has stayed under international cooperation programs are positively correlated with the level of cultural intelligence. Research limitations/implications: The original plan was to carry out the survey at all five public universities of economics in Poland. Eventually, due to a small number of completed questionnaires, teachers from three public universities of economics were included in the study. Practical implications: This study may contribute to revealing the factors influencing the cultural intelligence level of academics and, consequently, the intercultural work environment and the wider internationalisation process of universities. Originality/value: This is pioneering research on the level of cultural intelligence of employees at Polish economic universities. Some of the findings are novel, such as the diagnosed correlation between a lecturer's academic degree and the level of cultural intelligence. The authors believe that their study may inspire researchers from other countries to conduct more in-depth research in the area of cultural intelligence of lecturers.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

cultural intelligence; academics; higher education; internationalization; skills

PL

inteligencja kulturowa; nauczyciele akademiccy; uczelnie wyższe; umiędzynarodowienie; umiejętności

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo Politechniki Śląskiej
• Czasopismo: Zeszyty Naukowe. Organizacja i Zarządzanie / Politechnika Śląska
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: z. 160
• Strony: 613--630
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 51 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Teneta-Skwiercz Dorota

• Department of Economics and Organization of Enterprises, Wroclaw University of Economics and Business, Wroclaw, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0168-622X

autor

Sobińska Małgorzata

• Department of Business Intelligence in Management, Wroclaw University of Economics and Business, Wroclaw, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9080-4322

autor

Białowąs Piotr

• Department of Economics and Organization of Enterprises, Wroclaw University of Economics and Business, Wroclaw, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4074-6934

Bibliografia

• 1. Alon, I., & Higgins, J.M. (2005). Global leadership success through emotional and cultural intelligences. Business Horizons, 48(6), 501-512. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bushor.2005.04.003.
• 2. Ang, S., Van Dyne, L., & Ling Tan, M. (2011). Cultural intelligence. In: S.B. Kaufman & R.J. Sternberg (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of Intelligence (pp. 582-602). New York: Cambridge University Press. Retrieved from https://culturalq.com/wp 8 content/uploads/2019/03/Ang_Van-Dyne_Tan-2011-Sternberg.pdf.
• 3. Bobanovic, M.K., & Grzinic, J. (2019). Teaching Tourism Students With Cultural Intelligence. UTMS Journal of Economics, 10(1), 85-95.
• 4. Boucher, G., Conway, C., & Van Der Meer, E. (2003). Tiers of engagement by universities in their region’s development. Regional Studies, 37(9), 887-897. https://doi.org/10.1080/0034340032000143896.
• 5. Brancu, L., Munteanu, V., & Golet, I. (2016). Comparative Evidences of Cultural Intelligence Profile for Management and Non-Management Students. Revista De Management Comparat International/Review Of International Comparative Management, Faculty of Management, Academy of Economic Studies, 17(4), 308-319. Retrieved from https://ideas.repec.org/a/rom/rmcimn/v17y2016i4p308-319.html.
• 6. Business Education Jam (2015). Reimagining Business Education. A World of Ideas. Retrieved from https://efmdglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/Reimagining_Business_Education.pdf.
• 7. Callan, H. (2000). Higher Education Internationalization Strategies: Of Marginal Significance or All-Pervasive? The International Vision in Practice: A Decade of Evolution. Higher Education in Europe, 25(1), 15-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/03797720050002161.
• 8. Caporarello, L., & Manzoni, B. (2020). The Role of Business Schools and Their Challenges in Educating Future Leaders: Looking Back to Move Forward. In: N. Pfeffermann (Ed.), New Leadership in Strategy and Communication (pp. 209-226). Cham: Springer, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19681-3_15.
• 9. Chan, S.J. (2013). Internationalising higher education sectors: Explaining the approaches in four Asian countries. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 35(3), 316-329. https://doi.org/10.1080/1360080X.2013.786854.
• 10. Chartered ABS and ITN launch “Business Schools for Good” film - Chartered Association of Business Schools (n.d.). Retrieved from https://charteredabs.org/chartered-abs-and-itn 34 launch-business-schools-for-good-film/. 17.02.2022.
• 11. Chirileasa, I.C. (2013). University and insertion environment – progresses in the knowledge of relationship between the two entities. Analele Universitatii Din Oradea – Seria Geografie, 2, 321-332.
• 12. Creswell, J.W., Klassen, A.C., Clark, V.L.P., & Smith, K.C. (2013). Best Practices for Mixed Methods Research in the Health Sciences. Qualitative Social Work., 12(4), 541-545.
• 13. Crowne, K. A. (2013). Cultural exposure, emotional intelligence, and cultural intelligence: An exploratory study. International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, 13(1), 5-22. https://doi.org/10.1177/1470595812452633.
• 14. Domański, T. (2017). Internacjonalizacja polskich uczelni wyższych Wprowadzenie. In: A. Stępień-Kuczyńska, A. Włodarska-Frykowska, & T. Domański (Eds.), Internacjonalizacja polskich ośrodków politologicznych. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego. https://doi.org/10.18778/8088-741-1.05.
• 15. Earley, C., & Ang, S. (2003). Cultural Intelligence: Individual Interactions Across Cultures. Stanford: Stanford University Press.
• 16. Eisenberg, J., Lee, H.J., Brück, F., Brenner, B., Claes, M.T., Mironski, J., & Bell, R. (2013). Can business schools make students culturally competent? Effects of cross-cultural management courses on cultural intelligence. Academy of Management Learning and Education, 12(4), 603-621. https://doi.org/10.5465/amle.2012.0022.
• 17. Engle, R.L., & Crowne, K.A. (2014). The impact of international experience on cultural intelligence: an application of contact theory in a structured short-term programme. Human Resource Development International, 17(1), 30-46. https://doi.org/10.1080/13678868.2013.856206.
• 18. Engle, R.L., & Nehrt, C.C. (2012). Antecedents of Cultural Intelligence: The Role of Risk, Control, and Openness in France and the United States. Journal of Management Policy and Practice, 13(5), 35-47.
• 19. Francis, A. (1993). Facing the Future: The Internationalization of Post-Secondary Institutions in British Columbia. Task Force Report. Vancouver. Retrieved from https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED377759.
• 20. Golubieva, T., Tutko, M., & Tutko, M. (2016). Internationalization in Polish and Ukrainian higher education : a comparative analysis. Studia Ekonomiczne, 269, 87-98.
• 21. Harrison, N. (2012). Investigating the impact of personality and early life experiences on intercultural interaction in internationalised universities. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 36, 224-237. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2011.03.007.
• 22. Hudzik, J.K. (2013). Changing paradigm and practice for higher education internationalisation. In: H. de Wit (Ed.), An Introduction to Higher Education Internationalisation (pp. 47-60). Milan: Vita e Pensiero. Retrieved from http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.905.8413&rep=rep1&type=pdf.
• 23. Kolano, A., & Olszewski, J. (2011). Poziom inteligencji kulturowej a jego związek z doświadczeniem międzynarodowym oraz oceną doświadczeń z innymi kulturami. Przedsiębiorczość i Zarządzanie, 12, (z. 4, Studia z zarządzania międzykulturowego), 52-69.
• 24. Le, H., Jiang, Z., & Nielsen, I. (2018). Cognitive Cultural Intelligence and Life Satisfaction of Migrant Workers: The Roles of Career Engagement and Social Injustice. Social Indicators Research, 139(1), 237-257. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-016-1393-3.
• 25. Locke, W., & Kim, T. (2010). Transnational academic mobility and the academic profession. Retrieved from Centre for Higher Education Research and Information. London: The Open University, https://oro.open.ac.uk/.
• 26. MacNab, B.R. (2012). An experiential approach to cultural intelligence education. Journal of Management Education, 36(1), 66-94. https://doi.org/10.1177/1052562911412587.
• 27. Mahasneh, A.M., Gazo, A.M., & Al-Adamat, O.A. (2019). Cultural intelligence of the Jordan teachers and university students from the Hashemite University: Comparative study. European Journal of Contemporary Education, 8(2), 303-314. https://doi.org/10.13187/ejced.2019.2.303.
• 28. Maliszewski, T. (2015). Jak wykreować sukces uczelni. Budowanie przewagi konkurencyjnej na rynku edukacyjnym. Warszawa: Oficyna a Wolters Kluwer business.
• 29. MNISW. (2015). Program Umiędzynarodowienia Szkolnictwa Wyższego. Retrieved from https://www.bip.nauka.gov.pl/komunikaty-rzecznika-prasowego-mnisw/program-umiedzynarodowienia-szkolnictwa-wyzszego.html, 15.04.2021.
• 30. Ng, K.-Y., Van Dyne, L., & Ang, S. (2012). Cultural intelligence: A review, reflections, and recommendations for future research. Conducting Multinational Research: Applying Organizational Psychology in the Workplace, October, 29-58. https://doi.org/10.1037/13743-002.
• 31. Pabian, A., & Pabian, B. (2019). Wielokulturowość w szkolnictwie wyższym. Zarządzanie i komunikacja z cudzoziemcami z perspektywy różnic kulturowych. Warszawa: PWN SA.
• 32. Pabian, A., & Pabian, B. (2012). Internacjonalizacja polskich uczelni w aspekcie różnic kulturowych. Nauka i Szkolnictwo Wyższe, 2(40), 117-124. Retrieved from https://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/nsw/article/view/3295.
• 33. Perspektywy (2021). Ranking Szkół Wyższych Perspektywy 2020. Retrieved from https://ranking.perspektywy.pl/2020/ranking/ranking-uczelni-akademickich/types/uczelnie-ekonomiczne, 12.05.2021.
• 34. Piwowarczyk, A.J. (2016). Istota i znaczenie inteligencji kulturowej w kontekście kształcenia uniwersyteckiego. E-Mentor, 1(63), 1-14. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.15219/em63.1225.
• 35. Plum, E. (2007). Cultural Intelligence - A concept for bridging and benefiting from cultural differences. Retrieved from https://kulturelintelligens.dk/Cultural_Intelligence_Plum.pdf, 28.03.2021.
• 36. Popowska, M. (2016). Internacjonalizacja szkolnictwa wyższego – uwarunkowania i przejawy w świetle faktów i liczb. Horyzonty Wychowania, 15(35), 131-154. https://doi.org/10.17399/HW.2016.153507.
• 37. Przytuła, S. (2019a). Ekspatriacja akademicka jako przejaw internacjonalizacji uczelni. Przegląd Organizacji, 10, 18-24. Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339441201_Ekspatriacja_akademicka_jako_przejaw_internacjonalizacji_uczelni.
• 38. Przytuła, S. (2019b). Internacjonalizacja szkolnictwa wyższego - implikacje dla polskiej nauki. In: Ł. Sułkowski & R. Seliga (Eds.), Internacjonalizacja i marketing Uniwersytetów (pp. 295-321). Kraków: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego.
• 39. Qiang, Z. (2003). Internationalization of Higher Education: towards a conceptual framework. Policy Futures in Education, vol. 1. Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/225083424_Internationalization_of_Higher_Education_Towards_a_Conceptual_Framework.
• 40. Ramis, M., Krastiņa, L., & Ramis Salas, M. (2010). Cultural Intelligence in the School. 15(2), 239-252. Retrieved from www.ehu.es/revista-psicodidactica.
• 41. Ryan, J.M. (2005). Improving teaching and learning practices for international students: implications for curriculum, pedagogy and assessment. In: J. Carroll & J. Ryan (Eds.), Teaching International Students: Improving Learning For All (pp. 92-100). London: Routledge. Retrieved from https://research.monash.edu/en/publications/improving 15 teaching-and-learning-practices-for-international-stude.
• 42. Sá, M.J., & Serpa, S. (2020). Cultural dimension in internationalization of the curriculum in higher education. Education Sciences, 10(12), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci10120375.
• 43. Sejm (2018). Ustawa z dnia 20 lipca 2018 r. Prawo o szkolnictwie wyższym i nauce. Retrieved from http://isap.sejm.gov.pl/isap.nsf/download.xsp/WDU20180001668/U/D20181668Lj.pdf, 10.04.2021.
• 44. Suharli, Supriatna, N., Maryani, E., & Komalasari, K. (2019). Profile Of Teacher’s Strategy In Improving Student’s Cultural Intelligence. 323 (ICoSSCE 2018), 95-99. https://doi.org/10.2991/icossce-icsmc-18.2019.18.
• 45. Suharti, L., Handoko, Y.A., & Huruta, A.D. (2019). Linking Cultural Intelligence and Adaptive Performance: Do Intercultural Interactions and Host University SupportTM 26 Play Important Roles? Business, Management and Education, 17(0), 36-48. https://doi.org/10.3846/bme.2019.8831.
• 46. Teekens, H. (2003). The Requirement to Develop Specific Skills for Teaching in an Intercultural Setting. Journal of Studies in International Education, 7(1), 108-119. https://doi.org/10.1177/1028315302250192.
• 47. Tharapos, M.A. (2015). Cultural intelligence in the transnational education classroom: The case of Australian accounting academics. School of Accounting at RMIT University.
• 48. Thomas, D.C., & Inkson, K. (2009). Cultural Intelligence: Living and Working Globally. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers.
• 49. Upton, S., & Butters, L. (2019). The importance of developing cultural intelligence. Retrieved from https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20191017135800899, 30.03.2021.
• 50. Ward, C., & Fischer, R. (2008). Personality, cultural intelligence & cross-cultural adaptation: A test of the mediation hypothesis. In: S Ang & L. Van Dyne (Eds.), Handbook of Cultural Intelligence: Theory, Measurement, and Applications (pp. 159-173). Armonk: M.E. Sharpe, Inc.
• 51. Zelenková, A., & Hanesová, D. (2019). Intercultural competence of university teachers: a challenge of internationalization. Journal of Language and Cultural Education, 7(1), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.2478/jolace-2019-0001.

Uwagi

PL

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MEiN, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2022-2023).