Competency Framework for Managers of International Organizations in Ukraine

• Authors: Svitlana Buko
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The article is focused on the analysis of the cross-cultural competency framework of the NGO managers within international organizations. The results of the qualitative research project demonstrate a consistent pattern of three perceived mandatory competencies for efficient managers: communicative competence, intercultural competence and linguistic competence. The qualitative phenomenological research was conducted in Ukraine and US; the insights of 22 in-depth interviews with managers of the international NGOs reveal vision and perception that US and Ukrainian managers have regarding the required education, skill set and knowledge of the successful international managers.

Keywords

EN

cross-cultural competency framework; international Non-Governmental organizations (INGOs); expatriates; cross-cultural communication.

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Studies of Changing Societies
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 2013
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 6-22

Dates

online

2014-11-05

Contributors

author

Svitlana Buko

• PhD. Research Director, Precedent Academics 9465 Counselors Row, Suite 200 Indianapolis, IN 46240

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/scs-2014-0158