Bibliometric analysis explores cultural intelligence's impact on performance, indicating its importance for organizations and individuals.
Key Points
This investigation aims to systematically analyze the impact of cross-cultural competence on individual and organizational effectiveness.
Conducted a bibliometric analysis of 242 peer-reviewed articles from the Web of Science database covering 2005-2025.
Employed bibliographic coupling and co-word analysis methods using VOSviewer to identify research clusters and patterns.
Examined publication trends and thematic patterns in cross-cultural competence research.
Identified four research clusters focused on various aspects of cross-cultural competence and organizational performance.
Emerging themes revealed significant connections between management effectiveness, expatriate adjustment, and leadership in diverse environments.
Showed substantial growth in scholarly publications, indicating increased recognition of cross-cultural competence as a strategic organizational capability.