Kültürel Zekâ: Beş Büyük Kişilik Modeli Bağlamında Bir Araştırma

Abstract

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 thisregard, it wasfound that the personality trait that mostly affect cultural intelligence is openness to experience.