An assessment of bias and fairness of the culture assessment instrument.

The aim of this study was to investigate the bias and fairness of the Culture Assessment Instrument (CAI), that is, to assess whether the mean culture scores of different groups (race, gender, age and language) discriminate on a total score and an item level. The sample consisted of 4066 respondents from five different companies, originating from various industries. The scores of the 56 CAI-items were factor analysed on two levels, followed by an iterative item analyses. Significant differences between race and language mean scores were identified on a total score and item level. Where differences on an item level were detected, such item-wordings were scrutinized to ensure that they were fair, non-prejudiced and not stereotyping any group. Based on these findings, it was concluded that the CAI in its current form is not biased against any particular group and is therefore fair