Cultural intelligence and language competence : synergistic effects on avoidance, task performance, and voice behaviors in multicultural teams

• Main Authors: Wu, Catherine Peyrols, Ng, Kok-Yee
• Other Authors: Nanyang Business School
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Social sciences::Psychology; Social Identity; Negative Affect
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/154554
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Avoidance of culturally diverse peers undermines the benefits of multicultural teams. Using uncertainty reduction theory, we argue that team members’ cultural intelligence (CQ; the capability to work effectively in culturally diverse settings) and language competence (the ability to communicate in a...