Enhancing Student Employability Through Global Virtual Teams in Higher
Education: An Exploratory Study Among Greek X-Culture Participants
Antonis Klidas and Marilena Antoniadou
School of Business and Economics, Deree – The American College of Greece, Greece
Volume 20: 2025, pp. 5-34; ABSTRACT
Global Virtual Teams are increasingly used in international business education in order
to help students develop professional skills and competences needed for global careers in business.
This study explores the effects of participation in the X-Culture Project, a global collaborative
initiative, on students’ employability and professional development. We conducted in-depth
interviews with 23 students of an American liberal arts college in Greece who had completed the XCulture project successfully. Our findings uncovered positive effects on students’ employability
mostly manifested in enhanced soft skills, global virtual teamworking experience and cultural
adaptability. Although not all participants reported a positive X-Culture experience, there was
unanimous recognition of the positive impact of X-Culture on students’ psychological capital,
especially in terms of enhanced self-efficacy perceptions, resilience and optimism. The study
findings underline the transformative learning impact of international collaborations based on global
virtual teams and the need to incorporate such experiences in higher education curricula.
Keywords: Global Virtual Teams, X-Culture, employability capital, psychological capital, global
skills.
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