scholarly journals The Effect of Emotional and Cultural Intelligences on Networks’ Behaviors in International SMEs: Evidence from Portugal

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 163
Author(s):  
Ângelo Miguel R. Cabral ◽  
Fernando Manuel P. O. Carvalho ◽  
José António V. Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
International Business ◽  
Predictive Value ◽  
Cultural Intelligence ◽  
Business Management ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Top Managers ◽  
Management Context ◽  
External Networking ◽  
Networking Behavior

The major purpose of this research was to study the predictive value of the top managers’ psychological characteristics regarding their networking behavior. In the international business management context of small- and medium-sized enterprises, we took the top managers’ cultural intelligence and emotional intelligence as determinant capabilities to perform better in their external networking. The sample was composed of 307 Portuguese SMEs’ international decision-makers, specifically founders, owners, chief executive officers (CEOs), managers of international activities, international market managers, or commercial managers. The data was collected from 2–30 April 2019 through online surveys directed to the Portuguese decision-makers that were directly responsible for the firms’ international activities. As a data collection instrument, the surveys were pretested and sent by e-mail. The average age of the participants was approximately 50 years old for males and 45 years old for females. We used self-reported measures to assess the different constructs and the hierarchical regression analysis to test our hypotheses. The results showed that cultural intelligence and emotional intelligence were significant drivers of decision-makers’ external networking behavior. A new factor structure concerning external networking behavior was retained. The major results exhibited the predictive value of some cultural and emotional intelligence dimensions over the new retained external networking behavior factors. Therefore, in the international business management context, the capability to adapt to new cultural contexts, as well as the capability to reason about emotions, improved the international decision-makers’ external networking behavior.

scholarly journals EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND CULTURAL INTELLIGENCE IN TOP MANAGEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL SMES

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 240-265
Author(s):  
Angelo Miguel R. Cabral ◽  
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Fernando Manuel P. O. Carvalho ◽  
Jose Antonio V. Ferreira ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Cultural Intelligence ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Psychological Characteristics ◽  
Business World ◽  
International Firms ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Top Managers ◽  
The Relationship

The psychological characteristics of international firms’ decision-makers are of major importance in an increasingly borderless business world. Cultural intelligence (CQ) and emotional intelligence (EI) endow individuals with critical abilities to interact in multicultural environments. Given the scarcity of empirical studies, this research studies the relationship between CQ and EI and their dimensions respectively. This study focuses on the decisionmakers of international micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. The sample is composed of 307 international top managers. Constructs convergent and discriminant validities were verified and the relationship between them was assessed. Despite difference, the two intelligences are significantly related. In relation to their dimensions, significant relationships emerged as well significant emotional predictors of cultural intelligence. According to the results, the two intelligences emerged as important related capabilities within international top managers. We attested that in international business contexts, cultural and emotional intelligences are important and related capabilities.

scholarly journals SMEs’ International Strategic Groups and Top Managers’ Psychological Characteristics

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 92
Author(s):  
Ângelo Cabral ◽  
Fernando Carvalho ◽  
José Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Cultural Intelligence ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Psychological Characteristics ◽  
Strategic Groups ◽  
Major Purpose ◽  
Upper Echelons Theory ◽  
Top Managers ◽  
Logistic Regression Method

This research analyzed the small and medium-sized enterprises’ (SMEs) international strategies concerning the scale and scope of the international activities. The major purpose was to study the international top managers’ psychological characteristics as distinctive capabilities within the defined international strategic groups. The international top managers’ cultural intelligence and emotional intelligence were taken as main characteristics to act in the international business environment. Therefore, we took as the main motivation to perform the present investigation the need to understand which psychological characteristics may help the international top managers to pursue high degrees of internationalization in their firms. This study was conducted in Portugal, and the sample was composed of 307 Portuguese SMEs’ international top managers directly responsible for the firms’ international decisions. The multinomial logistic regression method was used to test the hypotheses. The firms were classified into three international strategic groups based on the internationalization scale and scope. The degree of internationalization reflects that combination, creating groups with a high, medium, and low international exposure. The main result indicates as a distinctive capability, the international top managers’ cultural intelligence within the firms that exhibit a high international strategic positioning. Regarding the main contributions, this article contributes to the bodies of knowledge of international SMEs, cultural intelligence, emotional intelligence, and networking. This study also contributes to upper echelons theory and the resource-based view.

scholarly journals International Strategic Management: A Conceptual Model with Top Managers’ Emotional Intelligence, Cultural Intelligence, and Networking

Information ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 577
Author(s):  
Ângelo Miguel R. Cabral ◽  
Fernando Manuel P. O. Carvalho ◽  
José António Vasconcelos Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Cultural Intelligence ◽  
Enterprise Architecture ◽  
International Strategy ◽  
Conceptual Approach ◽  
Holistic Model ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
International Firms ◽  
Top Managers

The conceptual approach in this article follows and analyzes the holistic model of Kuivalainen, Sundqvist, Saarenketo, and McNaughton in 2012, making it analytically fitting to the SMEs’ international strategic groups concerning their international scale and scope. That model, according to our conceptual proposal, needs a methodological readjustment to an effective conformity towards the cross-sectional research. Accordingly, we presented two main considerations. First, we put together a conceptual model, fitted towards the field of top managers’ psychological characteristics as major antecedent of the firms’ international strategy. Second, the proposed conceptual model is methodologically oriented for cross-sectional studies. In relation to the antecedents, we took top managers’ emotional intelligence and cultural intelligence as distinctive capabilities of the firms’ international strategy and as major antecedents of top managers’ networking behaviors. Regarding firms’ international performance as the major conceptual model outcome, a multidimensional approach is taken with financial, strategic, and overall performance. These elements of the international firms are regarded as of major importance within the international firms’ enterprise architecture. Methodologically, we performed a bibliographic review on the fundamental concepts that we present in the model. Concerning the results, we provided a research model that raised a whole set of new leads for research with some proposals for future investigations.

A Dynamic View of Global Integration and Local Responsiveness Framework

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. 58
Author(s):  
Uyen-Minh Le ◽  
Tung-Shan Liao
Keyword(s):  
International Business ◽  
Business Management ◽  
External Environment ◽  
Dynamic Capability ◽  
International Strategy ◽  
Global Integration ◽  
Dynamic Features ◽  
Dynamic View ◽  
Concept Building ◽  
Strategy Types

Global-Integration and Local-Responsiveness (IR) framework with four pairs of external environment and appropriate international strategy types has contributed significantly to international business management. Nevertheless, the framework is still incomplete and lacks dynamic features. To deal with such limitations and enhance the theory, this paper, therefore, brings dynamic features regarding both environment and strategy into the IR grid. Under a dynamic capability angle with three steps of sensing, seizing and transforming [30], the dynamic global integration and local responsiveness framework – a new concept building for international business – would be explicated.

scholarly journals International Business Management: Agility Journey for High-Tech Companies

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (503) ◽  
pp. 370-383 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. B. Zubkova ◽  
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L. D. Rusanova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
International Business ◽  
Business Management ◽  
High Tech

Emotional and cultural intelligence in diverse workplaces: getting out of the box

2017 ◽  
Vol 49 (7/8) ◽  
pp. 337-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy Michael Clark ◽  
Daiane Polesello
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Cultural Intelligence ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Organizational Outcomes ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Comprehensive Literature Review ◽  
Diversity In The Workplace

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how cultural intelligence (CQ) and emotional intelligence (EI) can assist with navigating the complexities associated with diversity in the workplace. Design/methodology/approach This paper was developed through a comprehensive literature review related to the constructs of EI and CQ. Findings The authors focused on the conceptualization and evolution of the intelligence types as reflected in the literature, examine research that connects the intelligence types with issues of the workplace, and its contributions when used in a diverse workplace for improving organizational outcomes and access and inclusion of underrepresented cultural and social groups. Originality/value This paper explores the constructs of EQ and CQ and specifically the value the constructs may provide to individuals and organizations. Further, means of developing CQ and EI are discussed

The influence of shared leadership on team performance with team personality composition as a moderating variable in student business project at Ciputra University Surabaya

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Michelle Koesoema ◽  
Fanny Septina
Keyword(s):  
International Business ◽  
Team Performance ◽  
Shared Leadership ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Business Management ◽  
Leadership Team ◽  
University Student ◽  
Team Personality ◽  
Management Students ◽  
The Relationship

This study was conducted to determine the effect of shared leadership and team performance with team personality composition as the moderating effect  on Ciputra University Student business project. In order to collect data, this study distributed questionnaires to 146 International Business Management students class of 2017 by using the purposive sampling method. In this study, an analysis of the variables of shared leadership, team performance and team personality composition were analyzed as moderators for shared leadership on team performance. The results of the study found that the shared leadership variable had a significant effect on team performance. Meanwhile, the team personality composition did not moderate the relationship between shared leadership and team performance.

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