...Demetris Vrontis; Amir Shoham; Jung Wan Lee; Kip Becker; Helena Nobre Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of national culture on the acceptance, and online interaction, of management education and training online using Hall's cultural classifications and Hofstede's...

...Michael T. Rehg; Michael J. Gundlach; Reza A. Grigorian Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between cultural intelligence (CQ) and specific self‐efficacy (SSE), and the effect of training on CQ and SSE. Design/methodology/approach Pre and post‐test surveys were...

...Robert Emmerling; Richard E. Boyatzis; Gilles E. Gignac; Richard J. Harmer; Sue Jennings; Benjamin R. Palmer Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine statistically the efficacy of an emotional intelligence (EI) training program on sales performance and emotional intelligence in a group...

...Leandra Celaya; Jonathan S. Swift Purpose The variety of differences encountered when interacting with people from other cultures can be daunting for foreign nationals operating in another country. Consequently, many companies send their managers on some form of cultural orientation training...

...Guilherme Pires; John Stanton; Shane Ostenfeld Purpose – Sets out to argue that training and adjustment strategies based on immersion in a foreign culture, in order to reduce expatriate culture shock, can be improved by training that addresses how to use related ethnic networks within the host...

... that can be employed. Concludes that as the culture differences with the West are so huge, only preparedness and thorough understanding based on cultural background will really support the individual. Expatriates Middle East Safety National cultures Training 46 Cross Cultural Management Training...

...Joyce L. Grahn; David X. Swenson Suggests ways to improve the quality of cross‐cultural training by the analysis of needs within expatriates. Identifies the countries for this training and matches the indicated needs with global business growth patterns. Reports on an internet survey of trainers...