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Exam Review International Corporate Strategy

The exam review for International Corporate Strategy for the winter semester 2023/24 takes place on April 11th 2024 from 08:15 a.m. on in G22D-302.
Please register for the exam review latest by April 8th 2024, 1 p.m. If necessary, we will assign you a specific 10-minute time slot between 08:15 and 10:15 a.m. It is not possible to change the given time slot. Please consider that you can only review your exam if you registered on time and bring your personal identity card and your student identity card.

For registering for the exam review, please send a short e-mail to ida-anna.thiele@ovgu.de containing the following information:

• Your name
• Your student identification number

If you have any questions, please contact ida-anna.thiele@ovgu.de

April 2023: Symposium accepted at the 83rd annual meeting of the Academy of Management in Boston

The symposium "Cultural Intelligence Twenty Years On: Where to From Here?" has been accepted by the International Management division of the Academy of Management (AOM). The annual AOM meeting is the largest conference in the field of management. Lead by David C. Thomas (University of Victoria and Professor Emeritus at Simon Fraser University, Canada) the symposium brings togehter some of the leading scholars in the area of cultural intelligence (CQ), such as Thomas Rockstuhl (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore), Alfred Presbitero (Deakin University, Melbourne), and Ann Feyerherm (Pepperdine University, Malibu). Christopher Schlägel is looking forward to the conference and in the symposium will cover the dark side effects of CQ in the symposium.

March 2023: Two chapters published in the Handbook of Cultural Intelligence Research

Two chapters have been publsihed in the Handbook of Cultural Intelligence Research (Edward Elgar Publishing). Edited by David C. Thomas (University of Victoria and Professor Emeritus at Simon Fraser University, Canada) and Yuan (Echo) Liao (University of Sydney, Australia) the handbook brings together the world's leading scholars who study cultural intelligence(CQ) (e.g., Chris Earley, Lynn Van Dyne, Thomas Rockstuhl, Dana Ott, Vas Taras, and Kok Yee Ng among others).The chapter "Cross-cultural impacts in the domestic workplace: Multicultural work environment, cultural intelligence, and extra-role performance" by Robert L. Engle (Quinnipiac University, USA) and Christopher Schlägel. The quantitative empirical study is the first study that examines the role of cultural intelligence in the domestic context. Given the internationalization of firms, the use of global virtual teams, and migration, employees also face cross-cultural interactions in their domestic context. Comparing the results across different countries this study shows that CQ is also importnat in the home country. The chapter "Addressing the dark side of cultural intelligence: A conceptual model and research agenda" by Marius Brand (Vienna University of Economics and Business - WU Vienna, Austria), Christopher Schlägel, and Günter K. Stahl (Vienna University of Economics and Business - WU Vienna, Austria) is the first conceptual article that provides a comprehensive theoretical framework of dark side effects of CQ. Have a look inside via Google books here.

March 2023: Paper accepted for presentation at the European Academy of Management (EURAM) conference 

The paper “The unique and shared effects of organizational learning capability dimensions for firm innovativeness and firm performance: A meta-analysis” by Christopher Schlägel has been accepted for presentation as a competitive paper at the EURAM 2023 in Dublin, Ireland in June 2023. Over the last three decades, a growing number of empirical studies have tested the association between organizational learning capability (OLC) and various economic outcomes. While these studies have provided a better understanding of these relationships, the literature is characterized by the use of several OLC conceptualizations and measures, as well as inconclusive empirical findings regarding the direction and magnitude of the association between OLC and different organizational outcomes. Therefore, the degree to which OLC influences these outcomes and whether the results vary across different measures remain unclear. Based on 53 studies (13,663 firms), we (a) provide a systematic overview of the most commonly used OLC measures, (b) use meta-analytic techniques to highlight the relevance of OLC to firm innovativeness (r = .39) and firm performance (r = .41), and (c) explore the unique and common effects of individual OLC dimensions. These findings provide guidance for researchers and practitioners concerning the relevance and dimensionality of the OLC construct and offer directions for future research.

March 2023: Article accepted for publication in International Business Review. The paper "Reviewing Half a Century of Measuring Cross-Cultural Competence: Aligning Theoretical Constructs and Empirical Measures" by Nicole Richter (University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark), Christopher Schlägel, Vas Taras (University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA), Allan Bird (Goa Institute of Management, India), and Ilan Alon (Ariel University, Israel) has been accepted for publication in International Business Review (IBR). The article provides a comprehensive review of how cross-cultural competence (CCC) has been measured over the past 50 years. The author team conducted a content analysis of 68 CCC instruments and a survey of 160 experts to review the approaches used to conceptualize and quantify CCC. The different CCC measures in total have used more than 220 different dimensions to assess CCC. A theoretical fraemwork is used to catagorieze the dimensions into a broader set of domains and subdomains, providing a comprehensive systematic overview of how CCC has been defined, how it has been conceptualized, and how it has been operationalized. Based on these findings we provide best practices recommendations and directions for future researchers. IBR is one of the leading outlets in the IM/IB field (Impact factor 8.047; B in VHB Jourqual3). You can read the article (open access) here.

February 2023: Article published in Education Economics. The first published paper is a very special one and so we are very proud to share the news that Ida-Anna Thiele's first article has been published.

The article "The role of gender inequality in the overeducation and life satisfaction relationship: an empirical analysis using panel data from Korea" by Amina Ahmed Lahsen (Copenhagen Business School, Denmark), Alan Piper (Leeds University and Free University Berlin) and Ida-Anna Thiele has been published in Education Economics. Based on a large panel dataset the study examines gender inequality, overeducation, and life satisfaction in Korea. More specifically, the study sheds light on the persistent gender disparities in the labor market, with Korean females facing lower aspirations despite their high levels of education. The findings highlight that a more female-friendly labor market could help to better address Korea's underutilized human capital. You can access the article here.

Congratulations Ida!

October 2022: Article accepted for publication in Journal of Organizational Behavior. The paper "COVID-19 and individual performance in global virtual teams: The role of self-regulation and individual cultural value orientations" by Christopher Schlaegel, Marjaana Gunkel (Free University Bozen, Italy), and Vas Taras (University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA) has been accepted for publication in Journal of Organizational Behavior (JOB). Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, global virtual teams (GVTs) have become increasingly important. In this article we examine the mechanism and process underlying individuals’ performance in GVTs in this specific situation. We posit that the local severity of the pandemic has a negative effect on individuals’ performance in GVTs and that self-regulation functions as a coping mechanism in times of pandemic-related ambient stress, reducing its negative effect on performance. We suggest that three cultural value orientations explain different levels of self-regulation. We used a sample of 2,727 individuals from 31 countries participating in an international business consulting project during the early stage of the unfolding pandemic to test our hypotheses. JOB is one of the leading international journals in the field of organizational behavior, human resources, and organizational psychology. JOB is ranked A in the German VHB JOURQUAL and with an impact factor of 10.079 is ranked 22 of 155 in Business, 19 of 226 in Management and 5 of 83 in Psychology (Journal Citation Reports, Clarivate, 2022).

August 2022: Article published in Management International Review. The paper "Integrated generalized structured component analysis: On the use of model fit criteria in international management research" by Gyeongcheol Cho (McGill University), Christopher Schlaegel (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany), Heungsun Hwang, (McGill University, Canada), Younyoung Choi (Ajou University, Korea), Marko Sarstedt (Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany, and Babeș-Bolyai-Universität Cluj, Romania), and Christian M. Ringle (Hamburg University of Technology, Germany, and University of Waikato, New Zealand) has been published in Management International Review (MIR). The paper proposes a new statistical approach to analyse data that includes both factors and components, a combination often included in IM/IB studies. MIR is one of the leading journals in the field of international management (IM) and international business (IB) and MIR is ranked B in the German VHB JOURQUAL ranking.Check out the full article here.

June 2022: Book chapter accepted for publication in the The Routledge Handbook of Intercultural Mediation

The article "Research from psychology on intercultural mediation: Cultural values and emotional intelligence" by Marjaana Gunkel (Free University Bozen-Bolzano, Italy), Christopher Schlägel, and Vas Taras (University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA) has been accepted for publication in the "The Routledge Handbook of Intercultural Mediation" edited by Dominic Busch (Universität der Bundeswehr München). Click here for a desription of the handbook and an overview of all contributors.The handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the theoretical underpinnings and emergent conceptions of intercultural mediation in related fields of study. Authored by global experts in fields from intercultural communication and conflict resolution, chapters trace the history, development, and present state of approaches to intercultural mediation. The chapter provides a critical review and meta-analytic integration of the association between cultural value dimensions, emotional intelligence, and conflict handling styles. The handbook will be available by the end of 2022.

May 2022: AOM conference paper nominated for the IM Division Best Paper in OB / HRM / OT Award

The paper "Addressing the dark side of cultural intelligence: A conceptual model and research agenda" by Marius Brand (WU Vienna, Austria), Christopher Schlägel, and Günter Stahl (WU Vienna, Austria), has been nominated for the IM Division Best Paper in OB / HRM / OT Award at the 82nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM) in Seattle, USA. The IM Division Best Paper in OB / HRM / OT Award is presented to the best scholarly paper of the IM Division focusing on Organizational Behavior / Human Resource Management / Organization Theory at the Academy of Management annual meeting. All papers with a research focus on Organizational Behavior / Human Resource Management / Organization Theory accepted by the IM Division for presentation at the Academy of Management annual meeting are eligible for the award. The IM Division Program Chair selects a set of 4-5 finalists, and the IM Division Research Committee selects the winning paper through a blind review of these shortlisted papers. All papers are presented in a best paper session. This conceptual paper sheds light on the relationship between potential dark side effects of cultural intelligence (CQ) and individual level work outcomes. Although the majority of previous research has focused on the positive effects of CQ, individuals’ CQ may voluntary or unconsciously result in less favorable results for self or others. The paper aims to identify individual characteristics and situational, contextual, as well as temporal factors that may contribute to potentially negative effects of CQ on individuals’ attitudes, intentions, and behaviors in cross-cultural environments.