Cleberg, Alexander2014-09-052014-09-052014-07https://hdl.handle.net/11299/165438University of Minnesota M.A. thesis. July 2014. Major: Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development. Advisor: Gerald Fry. 1 computer file (PDF); i, 127 pages, appendices A-C.Seeking a more nuanced conceptualization of intercultural competence, this thesis examines the narratives of immigrant entrepreneurs engaged in a culturally diverse business environment. Based on in-depth ethnographic interviews supplemented by a quantitative instrument, the thesis uncovers unique examples of how intercultural competencies are expressed while drawing on the research expressing a need to re-conceptualize intercultural competence from a non-western perspective.en-USEntrepreneurshipImmigrantIntercultural competenceIntercultural development inventoryThesis or Dissertation