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Challenges due to Cultural Differences

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What are two current challenges that may arise from cultural differences in today's world. Explain two ways an individual might address those challenges in his/her professional life.

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One current challenge that may arise due to cultural differences in today's world, is the communications challenge between individuals of different cultural groups and/or nationalities. The way that different cultures utilize language may be an issue, even when both cultural groups speak the same language, due to the fact that the same words may be utilized differently within these cultures, and may have a different sets of ...

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