THE CROSS-CULTURAL ADAPTABILITY AMONG UNIVERSITY FACULTIES

The purpose of this study was to examine Islamic Azad University’s faculties’ cross-cultural adaptability. These faculties attended a presentation conducted by the authors that addressed Cross-Cultural adaptability. A total of 33 individuals completed the Cross-Cultural Adaptability Inventory and a Demographic Data Sheet. The Cross-Cultural Adaptability Inventory (CCAI) is a tool used to provide information to one about his/her potential for cross-cultural effectiveness. Developed by Kelley and Meyers (1995), it is cultural-general and consists of 50 items spread across four scales: Emotional Resilience, Flexibility/Openness, Perceptual Acuity, and Personal Autonomy. Findings show that the strongest CCAI scale was emotional resilience and the lowest scale was flexibility/openness.

Faculties, Islamic Azad University’s, Cross-Cultural Adaptability