All posts by Vas Taras
X-Culture Global Symposium in Calgary: Post-Event Reflections
THE 2019 X-CULTURE GLOBAL SYMPOSIUM IN CALGARY: REFLECTIONS As I am flying to the 2019 X-Culture Global Symposium in San Antonio, I cannot keep putting off writing up my reflections on the last big event in Calgary. Starting tomorrow, my head will be filled with the information about this next event and I won’t…
2019 San Antonio, TX, USA
X-Culture / Academy of International Business Student Symposium icon-calendar Dates: October 16-19, 2019. icon-location-arrow Location: San Antonio, TX Hosted by the University of Texas – San Antonio Academy of International Business, Southeast USA Chapter icon-group Number of participants: Limited to 50 students. The selection process is competitive. Preference will be given to applicants…
Multiple Intelligence and Conflict in Multicultural Teams
Project lead: Marjaana Gunkel This project examines the role of multiple intelligences on the occurrence of different types of conflict (task, process, and interpersonal) in multi-cultural teams. We examine how the different types of conflict influence performance within teams.
National Culture’s Influence on the Development of Cultural Intelligence
Project lead: Christopher Schlägel & Marjaana Gunkel Previous studies have shown that national culture influences the EQ of individuals. In this study, we inspect the influence of national culture on the CQ of individuals. We examine the influence of national culture (at individual level) on the different facets of CQ.
What matters more in multicultural teams – CQ or EQ?
Project lead: Marjaana Gunkel & Christopher Schlägel This study examines the influence of CQ and EQ on individual performance and performance in teams. We assert that high overall CQ and EQ lead to better performance at individual and at team level. We examine the combinations of CQ and EQ facets that result in high…
Member Satisfaction in Virtual Teams
Project lead: Marjaana Gunkel We know from HR literature that satisfaction often has a positive influence on performance or effectiveness. This is, however, rarely examined in a virtual context. A possible research question could be what are the antecedents of member satisfaction and does member satisfaction mediate the relation between the antecedents and team…
The Qualitative Research Stream
A Much Richer Picture of the GVT Dynamics: A Qualitative Multi-Study Research Stream The Problem The field of management research is dominated by quantitative research. However, editorials and special issue invitations calling for more qualitative research have been frequent in in the recent years, including the field’s top journals such as the Academy of…
X-Culture Data for Dissertation Research
A video summary of a Master’s thesis that used X-Culture data. I am very happy that X-Culture data have now been used in half a dozen doctoral dissertation and master’s thesis research projects (6 successful defenses so far). Two students at the Southern Denmark University, Valeriia Gorina and Sophie Bastholt explored “The Impact of Cultural…
EXCITING, DIFFICULT (and a little scary) TIMES AT X-CULTURE KIDS
After 15 months of testing and trying, it seems like X-Culture Kids is gaining momentum. We tested the program with a few dozen kids in 2018-1 and 2018-2, determined that it works, the kids are learning A LOT about other cultures, business, and even simple things like how to properly write an email or schedule…
Maria Liami
My name is Maria Liami and I am a Master student in the program of International Business and Management in the University of Groningen, in the Netherlands. Now that the X-Culture project is over, I would like to thank you and express to you my deep and honest appreciation for the consolidated feedback, the X-Culture…