The intercultural communication motivation scale: An instrument to assess motivational training needs of candidates for international assignments |
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| Authors: | Bernd Kupka André M Everett Stephen G Atkins Marion Mertesacker Lynne Walters Tim Walters Andrea Graf L Brooks Hill Carley Dodd Jürgen Bolten |
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| Institution: | 1. University of Wisconsin‐Green Bay;2. University of Otago, New Zealand;3. Otago Polytechnic and University of Otago, New Zealand;4. Department of Management and Organization Design, University of Regensburg, Germany;5. Department of Teaching, Learning,and Culture, Texas A&M University;6. College of Arts and Sciences at American University of Sharjah, University City, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates;7. Department of Speech and Drama, Trinity University;8. Abilene Christian University;9. Institute for Intercultural Business Communication, University of Jena, Germany |
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| Abstract: | The Intercultural Communication Motivation Scale (ICMS) is a tool to assess the intercultural communication motivation of candidates for international assignments. The ICMS performed well in four studies conducted with undergraduate students in New Zealand, the United States, the United Arab Emirates, and Germany. Generally showing a stable fi ve‐factor structure, high test‐retest correlations, very high Cronbach's alphas, and almost no social desirability bias in self and peer evaluations, the ICMS is sensitive enough to detect test‐retest differences. Thus, socially responsible strategic international HR programs can use this scale to reliably evaluate employees and their families for specifi c international locations. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
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| Keywords: | Intercultural Communication Motivation Scale intercultural communication competence strategic international human resource management intercultural communication training assessment selection international assignments |
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