You are preparing for a 3-month global assignment in Turkey working on an international quality improvement team for your companys manufacturing division. After buying a few travel books and researching some of Turkeys contemporary history, you are quickly overwhelmed by the sheer amount of information to learn. Which of the following types of cultural information would be MOST CRITICAL to understand before arriving in Turkey for your assignment?

(a)	Basic tax and compensation laws in Turkey
(b)	Dominant religious beliefs in Turkey.
(c)	Geopolitical views of your own (native) country.
(d)	Rules for Turkish interpersonal communication.