Role of cross-cultural adaptability to mediate the effect of cultural intelligence on knowledge sharing of workers of expatriates in Bali

Abstract

This study aims to determine the role of cross cultural adaptability in mediating the influence of cultural intelligence on knowledge sharing of expatriate workers in Bali. This research was conducted on a sample of 167 respondents who are expatriate workers who work in the province of Bali. Determination of the sample is done by using non-probability sampling with incidental sampling technique. Data analysis was performed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) using the Partial Least Square (PLS) approach. The results showed that cultural intelligence and cross cultural adaptability had a positive and significant effect on knowledge sharing and cross cultural adaptability was able to partially mediate the influence of cultural intelligence on knowledge sharing. These results illustrate that the knowledge sharing displayed by expatriate workers will be better, if the cultural intelligence they have is high. High cultural intelligence will support good adaptability to new environments, and good adaptability will help expatriate workers to communicate and share knowledge with local workers better. Expatriate workers who have high cultural intelligence will have better cross-cultural adaptability, which will have an impact on the ability to share knowledge that is getting better.