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Cultural Intelligence Scale

The Cultural Intelligence Scale (CQS) is a 20-item measure assessing an individual's capability to function effectively in culturally diverse contexts and to adapt behavior appropriately across cultural settings. Developed by Christopher Earley and Soon Ang in the early 2000s, the CQS operationalizes cultural intelligence as a multidimensional competence involving cognitive, metacognitive, motivational, and behavioral components. The measure has become standard in organizational psychology and international business research for evaluating cross-cultural effectiveness.

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  1. Earley, P. C., & Ang, S. (2003). Cultural intelligence: Individual interactions across cultures. Stanford University Press. ISBN: 978-0804747929
  2. Ang, S., Van Dyne, L., Koh, C., Ng, K. Y., Templer, K. J., Tay, C., & Chandrasekar, N. A. (2007). Cultural Intelligence: Its measurement and effects on cultural judgment and decision making, cultural adaptation and task performance. Management and Organization Review, 3(3), 335–371. DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8784.2007.00082.x
  3. Rockstuhl, T., Seiler, S., Ang, S., Van Dyne, L., & Annen, H. (2011). Beyond general intelligence (IQ) and emotional intelligence (EQ): A meta-analysis of cultural intelligence research. Journal of International Business Studies, 42(3), 494–515. DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2010.54

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ScholarGateCultural Intelligence Scale (Cultural Intelligence Scale (CQS)). Retrieved 2026-06-04 from https://scholargate.app/en/social-psychology/cultural-intelligence-scale