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What is the relevance of cross cultural management?

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1. Culture matters! Nearly all countries face cross culture issues; be it at a university or a product manufacturer that sells internationally and/or employs a culturally diverse manufacturing workforce. According to one definition "...When person from one cultural background, meet, interact with, understand and deal with person from other cultural background. That is cross-cultural management..." People come from different races and from a wide variety of backgrounds. Getting a diverse workforce or community to work cohesively or live together in harmony is a major challenge. Simple things like eating food can be quite a challenge. Who eats what, how and when can be a complex problem for a restaurant owner or the manager of a cafeteria if you wish to NOT OFFEND anyone and remain socially and politically neutral. "...Certainly, the difference are innumerable. Increasing an individual's or an organization's cultural intelligence is not an easy task..." Opinions of various researchers and experts can be reviewed at the sites listed below.