The Five Imperatives of Managing Across Cultures

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1. According to Branine (2011), there are five imperatives of managing effectively across cultures:
   • Valuing diversity and equality as integral to organizational effectiveness
   • Creating competitive advantage through flexible working practice and family friendly policies
   • Understanding ethical and unethical behaviors in other countries
   • Transforming the use of information and communications across borders
   • Developing a sense of employee environmental awareness and well being
   • Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that discuss in detail one of the imperatives of managing effectively across cultures. Include the following in your paper:
   • The complexities of implementation of these distinct moves in the United States and one international labor market, such as England, Germany, Kenya, China, Jamaica West Indies, or United Arab Emirates
   • Compare the levels of progress made in the targeted locales.
   • Draw conclusions about possible next steps in promoting progress.
   • Format your paper according to APA guidelines.