Answer to Question 1
Answer: E
Explanation: E) Not surprisingly, effective communication is key to cross-cultural and global business. In addition, half of executives said communication or collaboration breakdowns had affected major international business efforts in their companies.
Answer to Question 2
Answer: E
Explanation: E) Across the United States, the term minority, as it is traditionally applied to nonwhite residents, makes less and less sense every year. Caucasian Americans make up less than half the population in a growing number of cities and counties, and in two or three decades will make up less than half of the overall U.S. population.