Garrincha hails from Manaus in the Brazilian state of Amazonia. He has a relatively laid-back attitude toward life in general and toward timekeeping in particular. He was hired by a major German automobile company and was asked to move to Dortmund. Once there, Garrincha found it exceedingly challenging to get to meetings on time, despite being told not to do so on numerous occasions. After further such discretions, he was fired by his supervisor. Which factor, or lack thereof, led to Garricha's dismissal?
A) Cultural self-knowledge
B) Organizational context
C) Discourse from conflict
D) Ethnicity discrimination

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Garrincha's dismissal was due to a lack of cultural self-knowledge, as he struggled to adapt to the punctuality expectations in the German work environment.

Garrincha Hails from Manaus in the Brazilian State of Amazonia