Chapter 12 Does culture influence intelligence? A study of the influence of cultural context

Abstract

Recently scholars have been interested in examining social intelligence, emotional intelligence, and cultural intelligence, but none have examined all these in a comparative study of cultures. Here an empirical examination is conducted of a high-context culture, India, versus a low-context culture, the United States. Linear regression was conducted and findings indicate that the hypothesized relationships, that high-context cultures will have a higher social, emotional, and cultural intelligence, are not supported. In fact, social intelligence was found to be higher in the U.S. sample. Managerial implications and avenues for future research are presented.

Citation

Anne Crowne, K., Phatak, A.V. and Salunkhe, U. (2009), "Chapter 12 Does culture influence intelligence? A study of the influence of cultural context", Härtel, C.E.J., Ashkanasy, N.M. and Zerbe, W.J. (Ed.) Emotions in Groups, Organizations and Cultures (Research on Emotion in Organizations, Vol. 5), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 275-297. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1746-9791(2009)0000005014