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In the context of the important values in the Japanese culture,paternalism is often measured by a manager's involvement in both personal and off-the-job problems of subordinates.

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The three completed GLOBE phases explore the various elements of the dynamic relationship between _____ and _____.


A) time; the environment
B) the culture; organizational behavior
C) physical; psychological well-being
D) political; economic systems

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According to the GLOBE Cultural Variable Results,which of the following countries were the most assertive?


A) Spain and the United States
B) Egypt and the United States
C) Spain and Ireland
D) Ireland and Sweden

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According to most scholars of culture,culture is:


A) based on the human capacity to symbolize.
B) based on the genetically driven adaptive process of animals.
C) specific to single individuals.
D) inherited or biologically based.

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When depicting cultural diversity through visually separating its components by using concentric circles,the inner circle:


A) contains the norms, beliefs, dimensions, and values of society.
B) contains the implicit, basic assumptions that govern behavior.
C) consists of language and art.
D) consists of food and buildings.

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A(n) _____ culture is one in which people are accorded status based on how well they perform their functions.


A) achievement
B) ascription
C) diffuse
D) specific

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A(n) _____ culture accords status based on age,gender,or social connections.


A) diffuse
B) ascription
C) specific
D) achievement

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In his early research,Dutch researcher,Fons Trompenaars,found that in countries such as the United States,Australia,Germany,Sweden and the United Kingdom,there was high _____.


A) particularism
B) communitarianism
C) universalism
D) individualism

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Hofstede's _____ dimension looked at the relationship between gender and work roles.


A) power distance
B) uncertainty avoidance
C) masculinity versus femininity
D) individualism versus collectivism

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In the context of Hofstede's original four dimensions,cultures with a high masculinity index tend to favor earnings,advancement,and challenge.

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A diffuse culture is one in which individuals:


A) guard their public space carefully.
B) greet each other with a great deal of enthusiasm.
C) are direct and extroverted.
D) have a large public space and a small private space.

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According to Dutch researcher,Fons Trompenaars,_____ refers to people regarding themselves as individuals,while _____ refers to people regarding themselves as part of a group.


A) individualism; communitarianism
B) individualism; universalism
C) universalism; particularism
D) communitarianism; universalism

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According to the priorities of cultural values of the United States,Japan,and Arab countries,the most important cultural value in the United States is _____.


A) family security
B) belonging
C) freedom
D) cooperation

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In the context of Dutch researcher,Fons Trompenaars's relationship orientations,people in high-communitarianism societies stress personal and individual matters.

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Discuss the cultural dimensions as identified during phase one of the GLOBE project.

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The GLOBE (Global Leadership and Organiz...

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A(n) _____ culture is one in which emotions are held in check.


A) emotional
B) buoyant
C) neutral
D) specific

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Austria,the United Kingdom,the United States and Switzerland all are _____ cultures.


A) diffuse
B) specific
C) emotional
D) neutral

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_____ are basic convictions that people have regarding what is right and wrong,good and bad,and important or unimportant.


A) Tenets
B) Edicts
C) Norms
D) Values

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Hofstede found that wealthy countries have higher collectivism scores and poorer countries higher individualism scores.

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In the context of the values in transition,China is moving away from a collectivist culture.

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