Globalization, which refers to the increasing integration of the world's economic system through the reduction of barriers to international trade (croucher, 2004, p. 10), has collapsed the barriers of time and space internationally. the concept of globalization is certainly not relegated to economic integration. as de Mooij (2011) suggested, it could be applied to a series of developments related to the creation and reproduction of the social systems of the world as a whole. these include the rise of capitalism, Western imperialism, and the development of the global media system, all made manifest in a mind-set that facilitates cultural, educational, technological, and serviceorientated integration. it has created interdependence among businesses and countries that encompasses many diverse cultures (ergeneli, gohar, & temibekova, 2007). along with organizational diversity comes the resulting interconnectedness of peoples around the world, which has created networks of multiculturally diverse organizational members from across international