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Psychological and sociocultural adaptation of Ukrainian refugees in the Czech Republic. The role of cultural intelligence
Kulikova, Ekaterina ; Presslerová, Pavla (advisor) ; Doubek, David (referee)
The bachelor's thesis adresses the question of a psychological and sociocultural adaptation of refugees from Ukraine in the Czech Republic. Besides, it focuses on the challenges of psychological and sociocultural adaptation and on the role of cultural intelligence in the process of cultural adaptation. The thesis is divided into two sections: theoretical and practical. The theoretical part focuses on the the culture, cultural intelligence, psychological and sociocultural adaptation, and extends to the the specifics of acculuration among forced migrants. It is followed by the empirical part, which presents the research based on a mixed-method approach, combining interviews and questionnaires. The research aims to understand the respondents' experiences, along with the specific themes and issues of their cultural adaptation resulting from the acculturation process after two years of residing in the Czech Republic. Respondents describe their experiences in a new sociocultural environment and assess their levels of psychological and sociocultural adaptation. The data collection involved questionnaires and interviews. The research findings provide insight into the particular themes and challenges of respondents' cultural adaptation, affirming the significance of a cultural intelligence as a mediator of...
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Cultural intelligence and its concept in foreign language teaching
Erbeková, Dominika ; Klinka, Tomáš (advisor) ; Suková Vychopňová, Kateřina (referee)
The aim of the paper Cultural Intelligence and its concept in foreign language teaching is to introduce theoretical concept of Cultural intelligence created by Earley and Ang in 2003 and to place it in the context of foreign language teaching. The paper presents a review of research on cultural intelligence and foreign language teaching conducted in the last three years, which can be obtained from the electronic resources of the Library of the Czech Academy of Sciences and Charles University in Prague. The topic is developed in three main chapters - theoretical background, the concept of cultural intelligence and the concept of cultural intelligence in foreign language teaching. This paper serve mainly as an introduction to the issue and inspiration for further research in the field of cultural intelligence and foreign language teaching.
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Konflikty v mezinarodních v týmech
Kurdovanidze, Salome ; Quigley, Martin John David (advisor) ; Habeeb Mohamed, Mag Mohamed Meeran Mohiadeen (referee)
This thesis aims to define international team and conflicts and identify the essential competencies for a manager and employee of international teams. It is argued that everyone in an international team should possess more skills and competencies than those who belong to homogeneous teams. As a result, representatives of international team must be able to understand culturally diverse backgrounds manage conflicts constructively, and comprehend different strategies to handle sensitive cases. The research begins by reviewing literature on culture, cultural dimensions in the team and conflict. A survey was performed on 167 individuals from various cultural backgrounds to analyze their attitudes towards multicultural teams and their managers. Some findings are in accordance with theories and some show different interesting opinions experienced pragmatically by the respondents. Eventually, the author based on the results obtained from the empirical research and the theoretical literatures has created a recommendation.
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