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What is Cultural Intelligence?
Cultural intelligence (CQ) is the capability to relate and work effectively in culturally diverse situations. Learn More “CQ is critical for navigating today’s increasingly global and diverse business environment…the good news is it’s entirely learned. It’s so important that we made it one of our core behaviours at PwC.” Robert Moritz, PwC Chairman Global and Domestic CQ
Global CQ can best be described as working and relating effectively across international differences. Domestic CQ can best be described as working and relating effectively with people from different cultural backgrounds in your own country. Learn More How CQ Can Help You
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Academic Review of 10 Cultural Competency Assessments
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CQ Chapter in Oxford Handbook of Advances in Culture and Psychology
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Handbook of Cultural Intelligence Peer-Reviewed Research at Your Fingertips
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Cultural Values Profile
Take the online inventory to determine your personal orientation on ten cultural value dimensions. Learn More
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Cultural Values Profile The Cultural Values Profile is a research-based inventory that will help you understand your personal orientation on ten cultural value dimensions. You can compare your value orientations with others on your team who complete the profile as well as see how your orientations compare with the tendencies of people from the ten largest cultural clusters in the world. The ten dimensions measured in the profile are: Individualism - Collectivism Individualism
Emphasis on individual goals and individual rights Collectivism
Emphasis on group goals and personal relationships Context Low Context
Emphasis on explicit communication (words) High Context
Emphasis on indirect communication (tone, context) Power Distance Low Power Distance
Emphasis on equality; shared decision-making High Power Distance
Emphasis on differences in status; superiors make decisions Being - Doing Being
Emphasis on quality of life Doing
Emphasis on being busy and meeting goals Uncertainty Avoidance Low Uncertainty Avoidance
Emphasis on flexibility and adaptability High Uncertainty Avoidance
Emphasis on planning and predictability Universalism - Particularism Universalism
Emphasis on rules; standards that apply to everyone Particularism
Emphasis on specifics; unique standards based on relationships Cooperative - Competitive Cooperative
Emphasis on collaboration, nurturing, and family Competitive
Emphasis on competition, assertiveness, and achievement Neutral - Affective Neutral
Emphasis on non-emotional communication; hiding feelings Affective
Emphasis on expressive communication; sharing feelings Time Orientation Short Term Time Orientation
Emphasis on immediate outcomes (success now) Long Term Time Orientation
Emphasis on long term planning (success later) Monochronic - Polychronic Monochronic
Emphasis on one thing at a time; punctuality; work and personal life separate Polychronic
Emphasis on many obligations; comfortable with interruptions; work and personal life combined Take the Cultural Values Profile Contact Us
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