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Intercultural competency of U S Leaders in U S organizations for dealing with foreign nationals in the U S

...... According to Harrison (1999), though, in spite of its importance to multinational corporations, there remains a dearth of timely and relevant studies concerning cross-cultural training for top management. For instance, Harrison emphasizes, Many multinational corporations top management have very limited awareness of how beneficial cross-cultural training could be, what it should entail, how it should be applied, or who should be included (p. 17). Indeed, it is unreasonable to expect even the most cultural sensitive leader with top-notch people skills to readily appreciate the sometimes-subtle but important differences that exist between cultures without preparing them for the task (Nieto, 2002; Sims, 2002). In this regard, Johnson, Lenartowicz, and Apud (20060 report that, Cross-cultural training enables the individual to learn both content and skills that will facilitate effective cross-cultural interaction by reducing misunderstandings and inappropriate behaviors (p. 525)
Unfortunately, there is no one-size-fits-all approach to the provision of cross-cultural training, nor can a training program be developed and allowed to remain static in the wake of changes within the organization (Adler & Graham, 1999). In this regard, Harrison notes that, When expatriate managers are unable to maximize opportunities because of their limited cross-cultural skills, they prevent the multinational corporation from