The impact of international experience on global leadership potential: The sequential moderated mediation effect of cultural intelligence and intercultural adjustment

IF 2.3 4区管理学 Q3 MANAGEMENT

Scandinavian Journal of Management Pub Date : 2026-09-01 Epub Date: 2026-06-26 DOI:10.1016/j.scaman.2026.101469

Huda Mohammed Aref Qasim, Adnan Ozyilmaz

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Abstract

This study delves into the intricate relationship among international experience, cultural intelligence, and global leadership potential. Through data analysis involving 312 employees, we uncover that cultural intelligence acts as a mediator between international experience and global leadership capabilities, further facilitated by intercultural adjustment. Notably, individuals with higher levels of extraversion and agreeableness demonstrate a more robust connection between international experience and cultural intelligence, whereas lower extraversion levels reshape this dynamic. Extraversion and agreeableness serve as moderators, influencing both the direct impact of international experience on cultural intelligence and its indirect effect on global leadershippotential. By combining the learning and personality theories within the framework of social cognitive theory, this research highlights the nuanced interplay shaping cross-cultural interactions and global leadership potential.

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国际经验对全球领导潜能的影响：文化智力和跨文化适应的序贯调节中介效应

本研究探讨了国际经验、文化智力和全球领导潜力之间的复杂关系。通过对312名员工的数据分析，我们发现文化智力在国际经验和全球领导能力之间起着中介作用，跨文化适应进一步促进了这一作用。值得注意的是，外向性和宜人性水平较高的个体在国际经验和文化智力之间表现出更强的联系，而外向性水平较低的个体则重塑了这一动态。外向性和亲和性作为调节因子，既影响国际经验对文化智力的直接影响，也影响其对全球领导潜力的间接影响。在社会认知理论的框架内，结合学习理论和人格理论，本研究强调了塑造跨文化互动和全球领导潜力的微妙相互作用。

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Scandinavian Journal of Management MANAGEMENT-

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4.00

自引率

10.00%

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审稿时长

71 days

期刊介绍： The Scandinavian Journal of Management (SJM) provides an international forum for innovative and carefully crafted research on different aspects of management. We promote dialogue and new thinking around theory and practice, based on conceptual creativity, reasoned reflexivity and contextual awareness. We have a passion for empirical inquiry. We promote constructive dialogue among researchers as well as between researchers and practitioners. We encourage new approaches to the study of management and we aim to foster new thinking around management theory and practice. We publish original empirical and theoretical material, which contributes to understanding management in private and public organizations. Full-length articles and book reviews form the core of the journal, but focused discussion-type texts (around 3.000-5.000 words), empirically or theoretically oriented, can also be considered for publication. The Scandinavian Journal of Management is open to different research approaches in terms of methodology and epistemology. We are open to different fields of management application, but narrow technical discussions relevant only to specific sub-fields will not be given priority.