Simon Peters, a senior manager at Celise Export Logistics, goes for a meeting in France to negotiate a deal with the company's French partners. He dresses casually in a t-shirt and jeans. His French counterparts call off the meeting and accuse him of taking a casual attitude toward negotiations. In the context of this scenario, dressing formally during business meetings is probably a cultural _____ for the French.
A) imperative
B) elective
C) exclusive
D) oddity
E) benchmark

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Cultural imperatives are the business customs and expectations that must be met and conformed to or avoided if relationships are to be successful.

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