ABSTRACT
Globalization is exposing most countries to more interactions and relationships with people and products from other countries, yet many people from different countries are not prepared to work, live, and prosper in a global and highly competitive new world. Culture is a distinctly human means of adapting to circumstances and transmitting this coping skill and knowledge to subsequent generations. Culture gives people a sense of who they are, of belonging, of how they should behave, and of what they should be doing. There are many different anthropological approaches to cultural analysis, and many prefer to use a coordinated systems approach as an alternative to understanding other cultures. A system, in this sense, refers to an ordered assemblage or combination of correlated parts that form a unitary whole. To create opportunities for collaboration, global leaders must learn not only the customs, etc. of their counterparts from other countries, but must also understand the national character, management philosophies, and mindsets of people.
