The researcher believes that developing and implementing cross-cultural competence is a sound investment in human capital that supports business strategy (Silzer & Dowell, 2010). However, cross-cultural competence involves more than recruiting diverse leadership, language training, or diversity training. Cross-cultural competence involves the creation of an atmosphere of inclusiveness that distinguishes organizations that have reached the level of cross-cultural competency. In addition, the researcher believes that MNCs could more accurately identify global training needs by conducting assessments of cultural competency within and between their organizations (Barrera, 2010)