Fieldler‘s (1967) contingency theory with its Least Preferred Coworker (LPC) instrument, while groundbreaking, has not been the subject of significant recent research in leadership theory. A significant opportunity to apply the theory to culturally contingent leadership (CCL) research has thus...

One of the challenges for international companies is to manage multicultural environments effectively. Cultural intelligence (CQ) is a soft skill required of the leaders of organizations working in cross-cultural contexts to be able to communicate effectively in such environments. On the other...

In today's globalized economy, being successful in an industry almost necessarily implies an international approach of doing business. Restricting one’s economic activities to the domestic market will ultimately lead to disadvantages in comparison to multinational companies which are able to...