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Introductory Commentary: Valuing the Diversity of a Nation -- Part I: Introduction -- Journeys Through the Ecological Niche: An Introduction to and Overview of the Textbook -- Understanding the Basics of Culture -- Developing and Implementing a Multicultural Vision -- Part II: Understanding the Evolving Role of Cultural -- The Effective Management of Cultural Diversity -- Religious and Spiritual Diversity in the Workplace -- The Legal Implications of Cross-Cultural Leadership and Trade -- Global Human Resource Management -- Part III: Applying Cultural Comprehension to Organizations -- Transformative Training: Designing Programs for Culture Learning -- Leading Across Cultures: Designing a Learning Agenda for Global Praxis -- From Intercultural Knowledge to Intercultural Competence: Developing an Intercultural Practice -- The Stress Dynamic and Its Intersection with Intercultural Communication Competence -- Beyond Borders: Leading in Today's Multicultural World -- Part IV: Measuring Intercultural Competence -- Getting the Measure of Intercultural Leadership -- Assessment Instruments for the Global Workforce -- Assessing Leadership Behavior as It Relates to Intercultural Competence -- The Intercultural Development Inventory: An Approach for Assessing and Building Intercultural Competence -- Solving Problems and Resolving Conflict Using the Intercultural Conflict Style Model and Inventory -- Cultural Intelligence: Measurement and Scale Development -- Intercultural Sensitivity for Global Managers -- Part V: Concluding Thoughts -- Analyzing Organizations Through the SPELIT Methodology -- Closing Commentary: The Future of Intercultural Competence in an Era of Globalization -- Index -- About the Editor -- About the Contributors