Assessments
Intercultural Development Inventory
The Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) assesses intercultural competence—the capability to shift cultural perspective and appropriately adapt behavior to cultural differences and commonalities. Intercultural competence has been identified as a critical capability in a number of studies focusing on overseas effectiveness of international sojourners, international business adaptation and job performance, international student adjustment, international transfer of technology and information, international study abroad, and inter-ethnic relations within nations.
Features of the IDI
AVAILABLE IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES
The IDI is available in 17 languages, including: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and many others. Each language version of the IDI has been rigorously “back translated,” ensuring both linguistic and conceptual equivalence in the meaning of each of the items.
CUSTOMIZED PROFILES
The IDI has the capability to generate both individual and organizational intercultural competence profiles. Organizational profiles can be broken down into group, subgroup, and full organization. When used for an individual, the IDI will generate a customized Intercultural Development Plan, or IDP.
Validity
The IDI has been psychometrically tested and found to possess strong validity and reliability across diverse cultural groups. This validity includes predictive validity within both the corporate and educational sectors. The IDI has been rigorously tested and has cross-cultural generalizability, both internationally and with domestic diversity.
