Referring to the Connecting Across Borders Box Titled,"Respecting Cross-Cultural Boundaries

question 64

Multiple Choice

Referring to the Connecting Across Borders box titled,"Respecting Cross-Cultural Boundaries," why is this competency important in the business world?

• A) Understanding the cultural diversity of your employees can enhance the development of your brand and your international markets.
• B) Once your business understands the traditions of people in other countries,there is little need to spend money increasing the workforce,internationally,because the domestic employees will be able to penetrate new markets abroad.
• C) It emphasizes the understanding of domestic and international trade laws.
• D) It teaches us that the age of a culture has very little to do with how we approach it.

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