... and disadvantages will be examined before concluding that advantages in a culturally diverse workplace can only arise when recognising and utilising cultural diversity adequately. The trend towards globalisation has accelerated during the last decades. The establishment of the European Union and the NAFTA are indicators for the diminishing barriers to trade; foreign investment facilitated by trade liberalisation and the general trend towards global deregulation has led to a tremendous increase in cross - border economic, technological, social and cultural exchange. (Web 2) Companies have become "global players" establishing subsidiaries in various countries and / or forming cross - border alliances such as joint ventures or mergers. Global deregulation facilitated free movement of labour. The ongoing development of systems of transport, as cars, air travel, trains and so on enhanced the mobility of people. Companies acting on a global scale are sending their employees on overseas assignments working side by side with ...

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