The intercultural communication motivation scale: An instrument to assess motivational training needs of candidates for international assignments
Bernd Kupka, André M. Everett, Stephen G. Atkins, Marion Mertesacker, Lynne Walters, Tim Walters, Andrea Graf, L. Brooks Hill, Carley Dodd, Jürgen Bolten
Human Resource Management · 2009 · Volume 48 · Issue 5
Abstract
The Intercultural Communication Motivation Scale (ICMS) is a tool to assess the intercultural communication motivation of candidates for international assignments. The ICMS performed well in four studies conducted with undergraduate students in New Zealand, the United States, the United Arab Emirates, and Germany. Generally showing a stable fi ve-factor structure, high test-retest correlations, very high Cronbach's alphas, and almost no social desirability bias in self and peer evaluations, the ICMS is sensitive enough to detect test-retest differences. Thus, socially responsible strategic international HR programs can use this scale to reliably evaluate employees and their families for specifi c international locations. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Keywords
Intercultural Communication Motivation Scale, intercultural communication competence, strategic international human resource management, intercultural communication training, assessment, selection, international assignments
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