Cultural agility : building a pipeline of successful global professionals

Paula Caligiuri

HR professionals' guide to creating a culturally agile talent pipeline Succeeding in today's global economy requires organizations to acquire, develop, and retain professionals who can operate effectively around the world, irrespective of country or culture. More than ever before, organizations need a pipeline of professionals who possess cultural agility, the ability to quickly, comfortably, and successfully work in cross-cultural and international environments. As the competition for culturally agile talent grows, meeting this critical human resource challenge requires highly effective, cutting-edge talent management practices. With step-by-step guidance and evidence of effectiveness, this book offers those critical practices-many which can be implemented today. Includes how-to details for implementing talent management practices to build a pipeline of cultural agile professionals in any organization Features illustrative examples from a wide range of organizations, including the Peace Corps, the US Military, and many Fortune 500 companies Allows access to the Cultural Agility Self-Assessment (CASA), an interactive online assessment This book is a must-have resource for human resource professionals and all business leaders who know that the key to their organizations' success in today's complex global economy is their culturally agile human talent.

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Year of publication:	2012 ; 1st ed (Online-Ausg.)
Authors:	Caligiuri, Paula
Publisher:	San Francisco : Jossey-Bass
Subject:	Interkulturelle Kompetenz \| Cross-cultural competence \| Personalmanagement \| Human Resource Management \| Unternehmenskultur \| Corporate culture \| Führungsstil \| Leadership style \| Interkulturelles Management \| Personalentwicklung
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Extent:	Online-Ressource (xvii, 247 p.) ill.
Series:	Jossey-Bass business and management series
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index Cultural Agility: Building a Pipeline of Successful Global Professionals; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part 1: Introduction: The Basics of Cultural Agility; Chapter 1: What is Cultural Agility-And Why is it so Crucial Today?; Cultural Agility: A Mega-Competency with Three Levels; The Need for Speed in Building a Pipeline of Culturally Agile Professionals; Barriers to Creating a Pipeline of Culturally Agile Professionals; Assumptions about Prior Cultural Exposure; Assumptions about Prior Success; Assumptions about Cultural Similarities and Differences; Assumptions about Technology Take ActionPart 2: Who Is Culturally Agile?; Chapter 2: Three Cross-Cultural Competencies Affecting Culturally Agile Responses; The Cultural Agility Competency Framework: Twelve Key Competencies; How the Competencies Affecting Behavioral Responses are Different; Competencies Affecting Behavioral Responses in Cross-Cultural Contexts; Cultural Adaptation; Cultural Minimization; Cultural Integration; Take Action; Chapter 3: Nine Cross-Cultural Competencies Affecting Success of Culturally Agile Professionals; Three Competencies Affecting Psychological Ease in Cross-Cultural Situations Tolerance of AmbiguityAppropriate Self-Efficacy; Cultural Curiosity and Desire to Learn; Three Competencies Affecting Cross-Cultural Interactions; Valuing Diversity; Ability to Form Relationships; Perspective-Taking; Three Competencies Affecting Global Business Decisions; Knowledge and Integration of Cross-National/Cultural Issues; Receptivity to Adopting Diverse Ideas; Divergent Thinking and Creativity; Take Action; Part 3: Attract and Select the Most Culturally Agile Talent; Chapter 4: Attracting and Recruiting for Cultural Agility; Finding Culturally Agile Professionals Finding Culturally Agile New HiresFinding Culturally Agile Midcareer Professionals; Attracting Culturally Agile Professionals; Global Image and Attracting Culturally Agile Talent; Recruitment Messages to Attract Culturally Agile Talent; Creating the Employee Value Proposition for Culturally Agile Professionals; Take Action; Chapter 5: Assessing and Selecting for Cultural Agility; Résumé Screening; Foreign Language Assessment; Knowledge Assessment; Personality Assessment; Personality Traits Affecting Psychological Ease Cross-Culturally; Personality Traits Affecting Cross-Cultural Interactions Personality Traits Affecting Decisions in a Cross-Cultural ContextTesting for Personality Characteristics; Interview; Self-Assessment; Take Action; Part 4: Train and Develop Culturally Agile Talent; Chapter 6: Building the Foundation for Cultural Agility with Cross-Cultural Training; What to Include in a Cross-Cultural Training Program; Learning Goal 1: Build a Framework for How Cultures Differ; Learning Goal 2: Gain Culture-Specific Knowledge; Learning Goal 3: Learn Methods for Cross-Cultural Discovery; Learning Goal 4: Understand the Cross-Cultural Adjustment Process Delivery Methods for Cross-Cultural Training pt. 1. Introduction: The basics of cultural agility -- pt. 2. Who is culturally agile? -- pt. 3. Attract and select the most culturally agile talent -- pt. 4. Train and develop culturally agile talent -- pt. 5. Conclusion: Leadership and organizational factors
ISBN:	978-1-118-33337-2 ; 978-1-118-27507-8
Classification:	Personalwesen ; Unternehmensführung
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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