Cross-Cultural Competence in Army Leaders: A Conceptual and Empirical Foundation

Abstract

Military operations increasingly require Army leaders to anticipate the actions of, interact with, and influence individuals and groups whose cultural context differs widely from their own. The Army and other Services have responded by increasing the availability of language and regional training. These efforts develop the knowledge and skills needed to understand and interact with a particular population in a particular location. However, full-spectrum operations demand a broader cultural capability, whereby Army leaders are able to adapt successfully to any cultural setting. Meeting this capability will require the development of culture-general knowledge and skills as a necessary complement to language skills and regional knowledge. This report presents a framework for cross-cultural competence in Army leaders, reviews empirical research on predictors of intercultural effectiveness, and describes existing measures of cross-cultural competence and related constructs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA476072

Entities

People

  • Allison Abbe
  • Jeffrey L. Herman
  • Lisa M. Gulick

Organizations

  • U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Applied Psychology
  • Cognition
  • Education
  • Families (Human)
  • Military Education
  • Military Operations
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Training
  • Personality
  • Prejudice
  • Psychological Adaptation
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Social Sciences
  • Students
  • Training

Readers

  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).
  • Theoretical Analysis.