Week 5 - Global Management Must post first. "As globalization has rendered the business environment more complex, dynamic, and competitive, the ability to function effectively in different cultural contexts, called Cultural Intelligence (CQ), has never been more important for organizations. Employees who possess a high level of cultural intelligence play an important role in bridging divides and knowledge gaps in an organization: educating their peers about different cultures; transferring knowledge between otherwise disparate groups; helping to build interpersonal connections and smooth the interpersonal processes in a multicultural workforce." (Echo Yuan Liao, IESE Business School). Development of CQ for you as a BCIT business student, who is getting ready to succeed in the culturally diverse professional environment in Canada or to Development of CQ for you as a BCIT business student, who is getting ready to succeed in the culturally diverse professional environment in Canada or to join an international virtual company became extremely important and valuable. According to the recent research by IIE, the most effective way to develop CQ is through immersion in the different cultural environments by traveling, studying, working abroad, or engaging locally in a variety of cultural experiences. Please review the School of Business and Media International Education Portfolio and prepare a three-year plan that will help you to gain more international and intercultural experience and as a result improve your CQ. Please be specific in selecting your study abroad destinations (country, university, length, and type of program (exchange, double degree, field school) and justify how this particular program will help you to become more employable upon graduation