Kültürel Zekâ: Beş Büyük Kişilik Modeli Bağlamında Bir Araştırma

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı; kültürel çeşitliliğe sahip işletmelerde, çalışanların kişilik özelliklerinin kültürel zekâ üzerindeki etkisini araştırmaktır. Bu kapsamda; araştırmanın temelini oluşturan kültürel zekâ kavramı, Büyük Beş Kişilik Modeli ve kültürel zekâ-kişilik ilişkisi incelenmiştir. Araştırmanın örneklemini, Almanya’da bilişim ve teknoloji alanında faaliyet gösteren çok kültürlü yapıya sahip çokuluslu işletmelerde çalışanlar oluşturmuştur. Yapılan analizlerin sonucunda, çalışanların kişilik özelliklerinin kültürel zekâ ve boyutlarını etkilediği belirlenmiştir. Bu bağlamda, kültürel zekâyı en fazla etkileyen kişilik özelliğinin, deneyime açıklık olduğu bulgusuna ulaşılmıştır. 

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Kültürel zekâ
• kişilik
• beş büyük kişilik modeli
• çokuluslu işletmeler

Cultural Intelligence: A Research in The Context of The Big Five Personality Model

Öz

The aim of this study is to analyze the effect of personality traits of employees on cultural intelligence in culturally diverse businesses. In this context, the concept of cultural intelligence which form the basis of the research, the Big Five Personality Model, and the relationship between cultural intelligence and personality were examined. The sample of the study was composed of employees in multinational companies with a multicultural structure operating in the field of information and technology in Germany. As a result of the analysis, it was determined that the personality traits of the employees affect cultural intelligence and its dimensions. In this regard, it was found that the personality trait that mostly affect cultural intelligence is openness to experience.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Cultural intelligence
• personality
• big five personality model
• multinational companies

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