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B. Christansenthis may be delayed due to cultural and legal traditions. Nonetheless, online learning isa highly valuable tool to develop the knowledge base of students and employees alike,particularly of the older “Knowledge Worker” who will form a critical part of advancedeconomies in the 21 st century (Drucker, 2002).In closing, it is important to mention the issue of Diversity Education. As mentionedearly in this chapter, the general nature of jobs is changing quickly in a highlyinterconnected world, a fact which requires future employees and managers to have asolid appreciation and awareness of different cultures, languages, and nationalities.This matter does invoke the need for motivational cultural intelligence (Christiansen &Sezerel, 2013). Before being cast into the working world regardless of industry or profession,secondary and tertiary students around the world should be provided with atleast some exposure to Diversity Education courses before graduation. Diversity Educationhas the long-term goal of helping people to work effectively in increasinglydiverse organizations (Bendick, Egan, & Lofhjelm, 2001, as seen in Kulik & Roberson,2008).Since many organizations today have foreign ownership or employees from differentcountries as can easily be witnessed in any major international city such as Istanbul,New York, Riyadh, or Jerusalem, the need to better develop diversity competence—aswell as the other competencies mentioned in this chapter —in students at theundergraduate-level and below only continues to rise (McKinsey Global Institute,2012). Prosperity and peace today depends on increasing the capacity of people tothink and work on a global and intercultural basis. As technology opens borders, educationaland professional exchange opens minds (IIEb, 2012).7. References1. Allen, K. (2011). The CIVETS: a guide to the countries bearing the world’s hopefor growth. The Observer. Retrieved December 18, 2013, from:www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/nov/20/civets-guide2. Australian Institute of Management (2009). Australia’s Workforce “Skills Gap”:Managers give their views on the impact of the escalating skills crisis. Spring Hill,Australia.3. Barnett, R. (2011). The Idea of the University in the Twenty-First Century:Where’s the Imagination? Journal of Higher Education, 1(2), 88-94.4. Biçerli, K. M. (2011). We Have to Re-structure Our Higher Education System inParallel with the Developments in the Labor Market. Journal of Higher Educationand Science, 1(3), 122-127.5. Christiansen, B. (Ed.). (2012). Cultural Variations and Business Performance:Contemporary Globalism. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.17