TY - JOUR
T1 - Construct validity evidence for the intercultural readiness check against the multicultural personality questionnaire
AU - Van der Zee, K.I.
AU - Brinkmann, Ursula
PY - 2004/9
Y1 - 2004/9
N2 - The psychometric qualities of the intercultural readiness check (IRC) were evaluated against an existing instrument for multicultural effectiveness: the Multicultural Personality Questionnaire (MPQ). The IRC has scales for intercultural sensitivity, intercultural communication, intercultural relationship building, conflict management, leadership and tolerance of ambiguity. A sample of in majority employees who were trained for an international position (N = 137) participated in the study. The IRC scales were moderately to sufficiently reliable. Correlations with the MPQ scales were in the expected direction. Both instruments were equally strongly related to international inspiration, with open-mindedness (MPQ) and intercultural sensitivity (IRC) as most important predictors. The IRC scales explained more variance in international experience.
AB - The psychometric qualities of the intercultural readiness check (IRC) were evaluated against an existing instrument for multicultural effectiveness: the Multicultural Personality Questionnaire (MPQ). The IRC has scales for intercultural sensitivity, intercultural communication, intercultural relationship building, conflict management, leadership and tolerance of ambiguity. A sample of in majority employees who were trained for an international position (N = 137) participated in the study. The IRC scales were moderately to sufficiently reliable. Correlations with the MPQ scales were in the expected direction. Both instruments were equally strongly related to international inspiration, with open-mindedness (MPQ) and intercultural sensitivity (IRC) as most important predictors. The IRC scales explained more variance in international experience.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.0965-075X.2004.283_1.x
DO - 10.1111/j.0965-075X.2004.283_1.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:4744345355
SN - 0965-075X
VL - 12
SP - 285
EP - 290
JO - International Journal of Selection and Assessment
JF - International Journal of Selection and Assessment
IS - 3
ER -
