How National Culture Influences Fit
In the business world, there’s a lot of talk about “fit.” “He failed to ‘fit’ into the corporate culture,” they might say, or “Yes, he ‘fits’ in well.” Despite so much conservation, little is known about how national culture affects this buzzword. For example, will a Taiwanese employee ‘fit’ better into a certain work environment than, say, a German? In the award-winning paper “Satisfaction With … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Authors: John Antonakis, Yih-Teen Lee | Source: “IESE Insight” | Subjects: International, Organizational Behavior
On Why “Emotional Intelligence” Will Not Predict Leadership Effectiveness Beyond ICQ or the Big Five: An Extension and Rejoinder
Emotional Intelligence (El) has been embraced by many practitioners and academicians without clear empirical support for the construct. This paper highlights the importance of using methodologically defensible scientific criteria for conducting or evaluating research. It reviews literature demonstrating that El models are beset with problems concerning their validity and show that support for the El construct may be based more on tangential speculation than on … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: John Antonakis | Source: “University of Lausanne” | Subjects: Management, Organizational Behavior