What is the role of socio-cultural competencies for the professional manager in making a positive difference to society? One is looking for a) an understanding of what these socio-cultural competencies are, b) how professional managers use them and/or develop them, and c) what these competencies help the professional managers to achieve. Detail: This requires a definition for the specific socio-cultural competence/competencies with at least one academic reference (using APA Style referencing) per competency.