This book provides a comprehensive review of both the theoretical development and empirical
study of the concept of cultural intelligence. A review of previous work on cross-cultural
competence provides an historical backdrop against which the two main theories of cultural
intelligence are presented. These two approaches as well as the assessments derived from them
are compared and evaluated. Issues associated with the measurement of cultural intelligence are
examined in detail. An important feature of the review of the empirical work on cultural
intelligence is that results are discussed in terms of the relationship of the four sub
dimensions of the Cultural Intelligence Scale (CQS) and also that results using the Short Form
Cultural Intelligence Scale (SFCQ) and other measures of the concept are included. The review
of empirical work includes studies that cast cultural intelligence as an antecedent as a
dependent variable and as a moderator and a mediator. Cultural intelligence at the group and
organizational levels are also discussed. Finally this review sets the stage for a discussion
of appropriate future directions in the study of cultural intelligence. Scholars in
organizational psychology interested in the concept of cultural intelligence will find this an
essential guide.
