Destination Country of Field Trip Analysis to Improve Student Cultural Intelligence (CQ)

Authors

  • Achmad Ghazali School of Business and Management, Institut Teknologi Bandung
  • Nur Arief Rahmatsyah Putranto School of Business and Management, Institut Teknologi Bandung
  • Shimaditya Nuraeni School of Business and Management, Institut Teknologi Bandung
  • Layung Anindya Prasetyanti School of Business and Management, Institut Teknologi Bandung
  • Aria Bayu Pangestu School of Business and Management, Institut Teknologi Bandung

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12695/jmt.2019.18.3.4

Keywords:

Cultural Intelligence, Field Trip, Destination Country, Hosftede

Abstract

Abstract. Cultural Intelligence (CQ) is a type of intelligence that can affect someone performance when they work in multi-cultural context. Therefore, university should help their students in increasing their CQ. There are a lot of method that can be used in increasing students’ CQ. One of them is field trip to another country. However, to have optimal effect from this method, chose destination country is an important aspect that must be considered. This research tried to find the suitable destination country by sending students to visit three different countries which were chosen based on the level of national culture similarities based on Hofstede model. The CQ of students was measured before and after the field trips and then the result was compared. The result showed that destination country with similarities in their national culture can give more impact in increasing both students’ CQ and the cognitive aspect of CQ.

Keywords: Cultural intelligence, field trip, destination country, hosftede, national culture

 

Abstrak. Kecerdasan kultural (CQ) adalah salah satu jenis kecerdasan yang dapat memengaruhi kinerja seseorang ketika bekerja dalam kontks multibudaya. Karena itu, universitas sebagai lembaga pendidikan tinggi harus membantu siswa dalam meningkatkan CQ. Ada banyak metode yang dapat digunakan untuk meningkatkan CQ siswa, salah satunya adalah karyawisata ke negara lain. Namun, untuk memeroleh hasil optimal dari metode tersebut, pemilihan negara tujuan menjadi komponen yang penting untuk diperhatikan. Penelitian ini mencoba untuk mengidentifikasi negara tujuan seperti apa yang sesuai dengan mengirimkan siswa ke tiga negara yang memiliki tingkat kultur nasional yang berbeda berdasarkan model Hosftede. CQ siswa diukur sebelum keberangkatan dan setelah keberangkan dan dilakukan komparasi terhadap hasil tersebut. Hasil pengukuran menunjukkan bahwa negara tujuan yang memiliki kemiripian kultural nasional yang serupa dapat memberikan dampak optimal pada peningkatan CQ siswa, terutama komponen kognitif.

Kata kunci: Kecerdasan kultural, karyawisata, negara tujuan, hosftede, budaya nasional

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

Ahn, M. J. & Ettner, L. (2013). Cultural intelligence (CQ) in MBA Curricula. Multicultural Education & Tchnology Journal, 7(1), 4–16.
Aldhaheri, A. (2017). Cultural intelligence and leadership style in education sector. International Journal of Educational Management, 31(6), 718–735.
Ang, S., Van Dyne, L., Koh, C., Ng, K. Y., Templer, K. J., Tay, C. & Chandrasekar, N. A. (2007). Cultural intelligence: Its measurement and effects on cultural judgement and decision making, cultural adaptation and task performance. Management and Organization Review, 3(3), 335–371.
Ang, S. & Dyne, V.L. (2008). Handbook of cultural intelligence: Theory, measurement, and applications. New York, NY: M. E. Sharpe
Brancu, L, Munteanu, V., and Golet, I. (2016). Understanding Cultural Intelligence Factor Among Business students in Romania. Procedia Social and Behavioral Science, 221, 336–341
Bucker, J. J. L. E. & Korzilius, H. (2015). Developing cultural intelligence: assessing the effect of the Ecotonos cultural simulation game for international business students. The International journal of human Resources management, 26(15), 1995–2014.
Crowne, K.A. (2008). “What leads to cultural intelligence?”. Business Horizons, (51), 391–399
Earley, P. C. & Ang, S. (2003). Cultural intelligence: Individual interactions across cultures. Stanford, Calif: Stanford University Press.
Engle, R. L. & Nash, B. (2016). Foreign Travel Experience and Cultural Intelligence: Does Country Choice Matter?. Journal of teaching in International Business, 27(1), 23-40.
Frías-Jamilena, D. M., Sabiote-Ortiz, C. M., Martín-Santana, J. D., & Beerli-Palacio, A. (2017). Antecedents and consequences of cultural intelligence in tourism. Journal of Destination Marketing & Management, 8(2018), 350–358.
Gustomo, A., Putranto, N. A. R., Ghazali, A., & Nuraeni, S. (2018). Designing Effective Field Trip Activities to Develop Students’ Cultural Intelligence. International Journal of Business & Society 19 (1).
Groves, K. S. & Feyerherm, A. E. (2011). Leader cultural intelligence in context: Testing the moderating effects of team cultural diversity on leader and team performance. Group & Organization Management, 36(5), 535–566.
Henderson, L. S., Stackman, R. W. & Lindekilde, R. (2018). Why cultural intelligence matters on global project teams. International Journal of Project Management, 36(2018), 954–967.
Hofstede, G. H. (2001). Culture's consequences: Comparing values, behaviors, institutions, and organizations across nations. Thousand Oaks, Calif: Sage Publications.
Ismail, A. M., Reza, R., & Mahdi, S. (2012). Analysis the Relationship between Cultural Intelligence and Transformational Leadership. International Journal of Business and Social Science, 14(3), 252–261.
Jyoti, J. & Kour, S. (2017). Factors affecting cultural intelligence and its impact on job performance Role of cross-cultural adjustment, experience and perceived social support. Personnel Review, 46(4), 767–791.
Kim, Y. J. & Dyne, L. V. (2012). Cultural Intelligence and International Leadership Potential: The Importance of Contact for Members of the Majority. Applied Psychology, 61(2), 272–294.
Konanahalli, A., Oyedele, L. O., Spillane, J., Coates, R., Meding J., & Ebohon J. (2014). Cross-cultural intelligence (CQ): It’s impact on British expatriate adjustment on international construction projects. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, 7(3), 423–448.
Kurpis, L. H. & Hunter, J. (2017). Developing Students’ Cultural Intelligence Through an Experiential Learning Activity: A Cross-Cultural Consumer Behavior Interview. Journal of Marketing Education, 39(1), 30–46.
Lenartowicz, T., Johnson, J. P. & Konopaske, R. (2014). The application of learning theories to improve cross-cultural training programs in MNCs. The international Journal of Human Resources Management, 25(12), 1697–1719.
Mirsafian, H. (2016). Effect of Cultural Intelligence on the Work Adjustment of PE Teachers in Primary and Secondary Schools in a Large City in Iran. Physical Culture and Sport, Studies and Research, LXXI, 14–20.
Mosayebzadeh, H. & Tajmirriahi, J. (2012). Cultural Intelligence (Cultural Intelligence Criteria and Their Effect on Enabling the Power of Managers’ Leadership). Interdisciplinary Journal of Contemporary Research in Business, 4(2), 382–390.
Presbitero, A. (2016). Cross culture shock and reserve culture shock: The moderating role of cultural intelligence in international students’ adaptation. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 53, 28–38.
Putranto, N. A. R., Gustomo, A., & Ghazali, A. (2015). Analysis of cross cultural management course pedagogy methods in developing students’ cultural intelligence. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 169, 354–362.
Rustambekov, E. & Mohan, R. (2017). Cultural immersion trip to southeast asia: a study of cross-cultural intelligence. Journal of Teaching in International Business, 28(2), 87–103.
Wood, E. D. & Peters, H. Y. Z. St. (2014). ‘Short-term cross-cultural study tours: impact on cultural intelligence’. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 25, (4), 558–570.

Downloads

Submitted

2019-10-07

Accepted

2019-12-26

Published

2019-12-30

How to Cite

Ghazali, A., Putranto, N. A. R., Nuraeni, S., Prasetyanti, L. A., & Pangestu, A. B. (2019). Destination Country of Field Trip Analysis to Improve Student Cultural Intelligence (CQ). Jurnal Manajemen Teknologi, 18(3), 196–204. https://doi.org/10.12695/jmt.2019.18.3.4

Issue

Section

Articles