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cultural intelligence  

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  • Cultural intelligence (also cultural quotient, or CQ) seeks to help communicators understand why some people are able to function effectively in culturally diverse situations, while others struggle. Specifically addressed is the form of intelligence that allows a person to understand and reason in situations involving cultural diversity. [Source: Encyclopedia of Public Relations; Cultural Intelligence]

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