Anne-Grit Albrecht

Wie ein Fisch im Trockenen

Zusammenfassung. Praxisrelevanz ist ein wesentliches Merkmal angewandter Wissenschaft. Unter dieser Annahme wurden die in den Jahren 2005 und 2006 in den Zeitschriften fur Arbeits- und Organisation...

Openness in Cross-Cultural Work Settings: A Multicountry Study of Expatriates

Openness plays an important role in determining what kind of experiences individuals seek out not only in their personal lives, but also in work environments. The objectives of this study were (a) to examine the influence of openness and its facets on the decision to work abroad and (b) to study whether employees’ openness relates to cross-cultural adjustment as well as job and life satisfaction. We investigated these questions among a sample of 2,096 expatriates. In addition to self-reports of openness and cross-cultural adjustment, ratings of subjects’ adjustment were also obtained from 928 knowledgeable others. The openness facets of actions, ideas, and values appear to be good predictors of acceptance of international assignments. In addition, global Openness and its facets Openness to actions and feelings relate to self- and other ratings of cross-cultural adjustment.

Potential Bias in Meta-Analyses of Effect Sizes in Imaging Genetics

The penetrance of genetic variation has been assumed to be higher at the level of neural phenotypes than at the level of behavioral phenotypes. One of the few attempts to validate this assumption is the study of Rose and Donohoe published in this issue. In this article, we will address 2 methodological issues we believe have to be considered for a better understanding of the present results. We briefly discuss potential solutions that might also help improve future meta-analyses of effect sizes in neuroimaging data.

Verfahren und Ansätze zur Förderung interkultureller Kompetenz

In einem fortschreitenden Prozess fuhrt die zunehmende Liberalisierung des Welthandels und internationale Ausrichtung einzelner Organisationen sowie die weltweite Vernetzung der Gesellschaften dazu, dass immer mehr Menschen fur unterschiedliche Dauer im Ausland leben oder im Inland mit Personen anderer Nationalitat Kontakt haben. Aufgrund dieser Entwicklung wird die Fahigkeit, mit der Andersartigkeit verschiedener Kulturen umzugehen, in Gesellschaft und Organisationen immer wichtiger.