How are task reflexivity and intercultural sensitivity related to the academic performance of MBA students?

Lyubovnikova, Joanne; Napiersky, Uwe; Vlachopoulos, Panos

doi:10.1080/03075079.2014.894016

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“…However, teaching creativity has proved to be far from easy (Kaufman, 2018). Accordingly, including intercultural competencies in university syllabuses (Jones, 2013;Lyubovnikova, Napiersky, & Vlachopoulos, 2015) can be a suitable option to improve creativity in an indirect way. Therefore, seeking ways to channel acquisition of both creativity and interculturality must be a priority in higher education, as their interrelationship can yield very important benefits for students 2016; Lee, Therriault, & Linderholm, 2012).…”

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Creativity and Intercultural Experiences: The Impact of University International Exchanges

Creo

Mareque

Juste

2020

Creativity. Theories – Research - Applications

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Based on recent findings that highlight the strong links between creativity and interculturality, we will attempt to establish a relationship between intercultural experiences and creativity within the context of international university exchanges in order to propose specific courses of action for improving these skills. The methodology used is based on a quasi-experimental design for a sample of 303 university students from a Spanish university. Data were obtained from a survey that measured creativity with two different instruments (RIBS-s and Divergent Thinking), English proficiency, and intercultural experiences abroad. Results show a strong relationship between creativity and intercultural experiences, suggesting that those students who lived abroad and in a higher number of foreign countries are more creative. Additionally, the most significant differences appear when we establish a comparison between those students who have not lived abroad and those who have done so in more countries, which contributes to highlighting the close relationship between interculturality and creativity. Of special significance is the strong link found between English proficiency and having experiences abroad, suggesting that when the level of a shared international language, English in this case, is higher, there will be more options to increase students’ creativity. Likewise, students who have a higher level of English are more creative. Designing programs for higher education students that combine and integrate foreign language skills, creativity, and interculturality appear to be essential. Thanks to foreign language skills, students will be in a better position to acquire intercultural sensitivity and improve their creativity, making their international experience a valued source of fulfilment both for their personal life and their career.

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Creativity and Intercultural Experiences: The Impact of University International Exchanges

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Juste

2020

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“…Van der Poel (2016) reported that the ICs were predictive of students' intercultural development during a stay abroad. Furthermore, Lyubovnikova et al (2015) found that intercultural sensitivity as measured by the IRC predicted the degree to which students appreciated their group's cultural diversity as a resource for learning and performance.…”

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Growing up among cultures: intercultural competences, personality, and leadership styles of third culture kids

Waal

Born

2020

EJIM

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The world seems to be increasingly in demand of global leaders with a transformational leadership style who do business across borders with intercultural ease. To identify such leaders, this study explores whether third culture kids (TCKs) (n = 121) compared to non-TCKs (n = 116) exhibit a stronger set of multicultural personality traits and intercultural competences, and whether TCKs compared to non-TCKs, via their multicultural personality traits and intercultural competences, prefer transformational leadership more. Results from group comparisons indicated that TCKs display more intercultural sensitivity than non-TCKs. Parallel mediated regression analyses showed that being a TCK, compared to not being a TCK, had a positive indirect effect on their preference for transformational leadership through open-mindedness, while it had a negative indirect effect on their preference for transformational leadership through flexibility and emotional stability.

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“…Ingols and Shapiro (2014) focus on the assessment of soft skills in terms of teamwork, leadership, and ethics. Lyubovnikova et al (2015) outline the importance of task reflexivity and intercultural sensitivity in enhancing the academic performance of students. Further perspectives include the importance of commitment and satisfaction of students (Wilkins et al , 2016), the role of faculty in academic excellence (Shukla and Singh, 2016), etc.…”

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Efficacy of MBA: on the role of network effects in influencing the selection of elective courses

Roy¹,

Parsad

2018

IJEM

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to outline the importance of social network effects in influencing the elective (courses) selection among masters of business administration (MBA) students and its role in influencing the efficacy of MBA. As such, given the enormous time and investment required for students to pursue an MBA and the role of electives in forming the student’s knowledge base, it is important to consider the decision process of students while selecting elective courses as they pursue their degree. Design/methodology/approach This study explores the relevance of network characteristics in the elective selection phenomena through questionnaires administered personally to 50 MBA students from a premier b-school in India. Thereby, it seeks to link the implications with MBA efficacy. Findings In the sample, the authors found that social network connections in terms of homophily and heterophily (similar and dissimilar others) had the strongest association with elective course decisions. Further, the role of tie strength (the level of intensity of the social relationship between two individuals) in governing the phenomena was not confirmed. Practical implications The authors discuss the linkage of elective selection phenomena with the efficacy of MBA. Specifically, the authors focus on a possible risk where network influences may prompt a student to select electives by surpassing his or her academic interests and thereby may hamper the efficacy. The authors also outline implications from the perspective of students, professors, and administrators. Originality/value The study is among the initial studies to present preliminary evidence on the efficacy of MBA from the perspective of elective selection phenomena and the role of social network effects.

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How are task reflexivity and intercultural sensitivity related to the academic performance of MBA students?

Cited by 15 publications

References 69 publications

Creativity and Intercultural Experiences: The Impact of University International Exchanges

Creativity and Intercultural Experiences: The Impact of University International Exchanges

Growing up among cultures: intercultural competences, personality, and leadership styles of third culture kids

Efficacy of MBA: on the role of network effects in influencing the selection of elective courses

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