Enhancing international business competence : how cognitive and exposure training approaches matter

dc.contributor.authorBoafo, Christopher
dc.contributor.authorDornberger, Utz
dc.contributor.authorBoso, Nathaniel
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-28T08:26:21Z
dc.date.available2025-02-28T08:26:21Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.descriptionThe article is part of doctoral research by the first author at Leipzig University.en_US
dc.descriptionEarlier versions of this article were presented at the IBR/EIBA Young IB Scholars Workshop (January 13, 2023), European International Business Association (EIBA) Conference, and JIBS Paper Development Workshop at the Norwegian Business School, Oslo (7–11 December 2022).en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study draws insights from knowledge acquisition theory to examine how cognitive and exposure training approaches explain differences in international business competence (IBC). Following an interpretive phenomenological approach and in-depth interviews with 23 business school professors and 32 business executives on in-service training programs, the study finds that six major learning processes, which consolidate into cognitive-driven and exposure-driven training approaches, contribute to differences in IBC. The cognitive-driven training approach emphasizes the use of explicit knowledge activities, depth of interaction with internationally sourced academics and professionals, and breadth of international research and study contents to enhance IBC. Exposure-driven training focuses on fostering tacit knowledge activities, diversity of cultural experiences and skills, and participation in international affairs to build IBC. The implications of these findings for knowledge acquisition theory, practice, and policy are discussed.en_US
dc.description.departmentGordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS)en_US
dc.description.librarianhj2024en_US
dc.description.sdgSDG-04:Quality Educationen_US
dc.description.sdgSDG-17:Partnerships for the goalsen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipDoctoral research supported by the ACCESS Network through funding from DAAD with funds from the Federal Ministry of Economic Development and Cooperation (BMZ). The Open Science Office at the Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig facilitated and coordinated funding for Open Access.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rajm20en_US
dc.identifier.citationChristopher Boafo, Utz Dornberger & Nathaniel Boso (24 Feb 2025): Enhancing international business competence: how cognitive and exposure training approaches matter, Africa Journal of Management, DOI: 10.1080/23322373.2025.2458384.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2332-2373 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2332-2381 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1080/23322373.2025.2458384
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/101279
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherNISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited (trading as Taylor & Francis Group)en_US
dc.rights© 2025 The Authors. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).en_US
dc.subjectInternational business competence (IBC)en_US
dc.subjectCognitive-driven trainingen_US
dc.subjectExposure-driven trainingen_US
dc.subjectIn-service training programen_US
dc.subjectSub-Saharan Africa (SSA)en_US
dc.subjectSDG-04: Quality educationen_US
dc.subjectSDG-17: Partnerships for the goalsen_US
dc.titleEnhancing international business competence : how cognitive and exposure training approaches matteren_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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