{"product_id":"cultural-agility-isbn-9781118275078","title":"Cultural Agility","description":"CULTURAL AGILITY \u003cp\u003eSucceeding in today’s global economy requires organizations to acquire, develop, and retain professionals who can operate effectively around the world, irrespective of country or culture. More than ever before, organizations need a pipeline of professionals who possess cultural agility—the ability to quickly, comfortably, and successfully work in cross-cultural and international environments. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Filled with illustrative examples from a wide range of organizations, including the Peace Corps, the U.S. military, and many Fortune 500 companies, \u003ci\u003eCultural Agility\u003c\/i\u003e offers business leaders and human resource professionals a step-by-step guide for creating and implementing highly effective, cutting-edge talent management practices to increase cross-cultural competence throughout their organizations. Validated through several years of her research and practice, Paula Caligiuri outlines the “Cultural Agility Competency Framework.” This framework sets the foundation for the strategic talent management practices organizations need to effectively build a pipeline of culturally agile professionals, such as how to attract, recruit, and select professionals with cultural agility or those with the greatest propensity to readily develop cultural agility.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCultural Agility\u003c\/i\u003e also provides guidance for creating organizational cultures and HR systems to support the development of a workforce that is culturally agile. For example, international assignments are commonly enlisted as a means of developing global leaders, but these have proven to be only \u003ci\u003epartially\u003c\/i\u003e effective for building cultural agility. Caligiuri offers training and development practices that organizations can use in a learning system to continually build professionals’ cross-cultural competencies, including specific recommendations for designing truly developmental international assignments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book is a must-have resource for human resource professionals and all business leaders who know that the key to their organizations’ success in today’s complex global economy is their culturally agile human talent. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1: Introduction: The Basics of Cultural Agility 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1: What is Cultural Agility—And Why is It So Crucial Today? 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural Agility: A Mega-Competency with Three Levels 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Need for Speed in Building a Pipeline of Culturally Agile Professionals 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBarriers to Creating a Pipeline of Culturally Agile Professionals 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTake Action 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2: Who is Culturally Agile? 21\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2: Three Cross-Cultural Competencies Affecting Culturally Agile Responses 23\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Cultural Agility Competency Framework: Twelve Key Competencies 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow the Competencies Affecting Behavioral Responses are Different 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompetencies Affecting Behavioral Responses in Cross-Cultural Contexts 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTake Action 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3: Nine Cross-Cultural Competencies Affecting Success of Culturally Agile\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eProfessionals 47\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThree Competencies Affecting Psychological Ease in Cross-Cultural Situations 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThree Competencies Affecting Cross-Cultural Interactions 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThree Competencies Affecting Global Business Decisions 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTake Action 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3: Attract and Select the Most Culturally Agile Talent 67\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4: Attracting and Recruiting for Cultural Agility 69\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinding Culturally Agile Professionals 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAttracting Culturally Agile Professionals 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating the Employee Value Proposition for Culturally Agile Professionals 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTake Action 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5: Assessing and Selecting for Cultural Agility 95\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRésumé Screening 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeign Language Assessment 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnowledge Assessment 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePersonality Assessment 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterview 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-Assessment 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTake Action 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4: Train and Develop Culturally Agile Talent 117\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6: Building The Foundation for Cultural Agility with Cross-Cultural Training 119\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat to Include in a Cross-Cultural Training Program 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDelivery Methods for Cross-Cultural Training 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLanguage Training 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTiming and Sequencing of Cross-Cultural Training 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReadiness for Cross-Cultural Training 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvaluating the Effectiveness of Cross-Cultural Training 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTake Action 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7: Crafting Developmental Cross-Cultural Experiences to Increase Cultural Agility 141\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Cross-Cultural Experiences Become Developmental 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggestions for Developmental Cross-Cultural Experiences 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTake Action 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8: Developing Cultural Agility Through International Assignments 157\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInternational Assignment Goals and Cultural Agility 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Strategic Global Mobility Practices to Build Cultural Agility 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTake Action 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 5: Conclusion: Leadership and Organizational Factors 183\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9: Managing and Leading to Build Cultural Agility in the Workforce 185\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYour Organization’s Readiness for Cultural Agility Practices 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeadership Practices to Foster a Culturally Agile Organizational Culture 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHR’s Role in Building the Culturally Agile Workforce 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYour Cultural Agility 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTake Action 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStay Connected to Learn More 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Lists to Assess Your Organization’s Global Employer Image 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaula Caligiuri, Ph.D.,\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of human resource management at Rutgers University, a work psychologist, and regularly appears as an expert guest on CNN. Listed among the top 50 most prolific authors in the field of international business, she is a frequent speaker and sought-out consultant for organizations in the United States, Asia, Australia, and Europe. She is the author of three books and the HR area editor for the top-ranked \u003ci\u003eJournal of International Business Studies.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSucceeding in today’s global economy requires organizations to acquire, develop, and retain professionals who can operate effectively around the world, irrespective of country or culture. More than ever before, organizations need a pipeline of professionals who possess cultural agility—the ability to quickly, comfortably, and successfully work in cross-cultural and international environments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFilled with illustrative examples from a wide range of organizations, including the Peace Corps, the U.S. military, and many Fortune 500 companies, \u003ci\u003eCultural Agility\u003c\/i\u003e offers business leaders and human resource professionals a step-by-step guide for creating and implementing highly effective, cutting-edge talent management practices to increase cross-cultural competence throughout their organizations. Validated through several years of her research and practice, Paula Caligiuri outlines the “Cultural Agility Competency Framework.” This framework sets the foundation for the strategic talent management practices organizations need to effectively build a pipeline of culturally agile professionals, such as how to attract, recruit, and select professionals with cultural agility or those with the greatest propensity to readily develop cultural agility. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCultural Agility\u003c\/i\u003e also provides guidance for creating organizational cultures and HR systems to support the development of a workforce that is culturally agile. For example, international assignments are commonly enlisted as a means of developing global leaders, but these have proven to be only \u003ci\u003epartially\u003c\/i\u003e effective for building cultural agility. Caligiuri offers training and development practices that organizations can use in a learning system to continually build professionals’ cross-cultural competencies, including specific recommendations for designing truly developmental international assignments. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a must-have resource for human resource professionals and all business leaders who know that the key to their organizations’ success in today’s complex global economy is their culturally agile human talent.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989012037861,"sku":"NP9781118275078","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118275078.jpg?v=1761782428","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/cultural-agility-isbn-9781118275078","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}