Question 1

The only cultural framework we describe in this text that is based on communication styles is

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A)  Trompenaars' dimensions.
B)  the Globe study.
C)  Hall's (high and low context) .
D)  Hofstede's dimensions.

Question 2

When you assert that a certain aspect of your own culture is superior,you are probably exhibiting

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A)  objective observation.
B)  ethnocentric behavior.
C)  your understanding of truth.
D)  your hunches.

Question 3

The Trompenaars dimension that describes a society whose rules regulate behaviors for all members,applied evenly is

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A)  particularist.
B)  universalist.
C)  feminist.
D)  specific.

Question 4

Latin and Asian countries' scores on Hofstede's power distance dimension are relatively large and relatively low on

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A)  the individualism dimension.
B)  transparency.
C)  masculinity.
D)  femininity.

Question 5

Facebook is a(n)

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A)  organization based on kinship.
B)  organization based on free association.
C)  tool that international marketers best avoid,given the complexities of culture.
D)  passing fad that will absorb many marketing budgets but won't produce much in the way of results.

Question 6

The specific-diffuse dimension looks at

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A)  work behaviors.
B)  organizational loyalty.
C)  attitudes toward public/private life.
D)  attitudes toward paternalism.

Question 7

Hall's high and low context is based upon communication styles,and specifically on the role of

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A)  the speakers.
B)  nonverbal behavior.
C)  the medium.
D)  context.

Question 8

An achievement culture is one in which members are

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A)  rewarded with social status for who they are in a spiritual sense.
B)  rewarded for what they do,what they have accomplished,so what they are.
C)  not rewarded at all because achievement is a doing mentality.
D)  rewarded for their lineage. B

Question 9

E.T.Hall suggests that to learn another culture,you have to undergo extensive training or spend

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A)  a lifetime in the other culture.
B)  considerable time with people of the other culture,but perhaps outside that culture.
C)  time studying the language of the other culture.
D)  considerable amounts of time and money taking guided tours in the other culture.

Question 10

Discuss Hall's High and low context framework and suggest how it might be useful in an international business situation.

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Hall's high and low context framework is...

Question 11

Two basic ways to understand the role of leadership are as providing direction for a collection of individuals and as

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A)  limiting the freedom of individual group members.
B)  integrating a group.
C)  linking top management with workers.
D)  organizing workers for production.

Question 12

The specific-diffuse dimension has to do with social patterns for child rearing.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Low context cultures tend to be polychronic,with a lot going on at one time.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Uncertainty avoidance describes man's search for Truth,according to Hofstede,because

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A)  Truth is primary to our human value system; everything else depends upon it.
B)  it describes how comfortable the culture's members feel in an unstructured situation.
C)  once you have Truth,you can avoid change,which is always disruptive.
D)  All of the above.

Question 15

In low context cultures

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A)  there is subtlety and innuendo.
B)  what you say tends to be what you mean,in that communication tends to be explicit.
C)  indirection is prized because it recognizes the ability of the other.
D)  leadership is mostly from behind,allowing the workgroup to self-direct.

Question 16

Explain Trompenaars' achievement-ascription dimension,and comment on its usefulness in an international business setting.

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The achievement-ascription dimension focuses on the basis of social status and reward.Achievement has to do with rewards accruing as a result of what a person does.Ascription has to do with rewards accruing as a result of who a person is,her family,her sect,her lineage,or other attributes. In the U.S.,achievement is the primary basis of social status,whereas in India or Saudi Arabia,sect,tribe,or family is likely to be more important than personal-level achievement in determining social status.Comments on usefulness will vary.One observation is that if you are from an achievement society in an ascription environment,you may well want to rethink how you present yourself and your history (within the realm of truth,of course)in order to help the ascription person attribute to you favorable qualities.Another observation would be to establish significant networks in the society early on,if that is possible.In these societies,who you are is often the key issue,rather than what you may have done.

Question 17

Another term Hofstede uses to describe long-term orientation is

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A)  Herculian commitment.
B)  Confucian dynamism.
C)  Big-picture focus.
D)  Strategic commitment. B

Question 18

That almost everyone in the U.S.self-identifies as middle class suggests that

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A)  the U.S.is a successful meritocracy.
B)  the U.S.measures low on the uncertainty avoidance dimension.
C)  the U.S.economy has failed to support an aristocracy.
D)  the U.S.measures small on the power distance dimension.

Question 19

Your neighbor's business is cutting down an acre of first-growth,virgin forest and planting a lawn and garden beds at their HQs.You are likely to be in an Anglo culture where domination of nature seems normal.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In high context cultures,people tend to form long-lasting relationships that endure over time.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 4: Sociocultural Forces

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When you assert that a certain aspect of your own culture is superior,you are probably exhibiting

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The Trompenaars dimension that describes a society whose rules regulate behaviors for all members,applied evenly is

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Latin and Asian countries' scores on Hofstede's power distance dimension are relatively large and relatively low on

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The specific-diffuse dimension looks at

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Low context cultures tend to be polychronic,with a lot going on at one time.

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That almost everyone in the U.S.self-identifies as middle class suggests that

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Your neighbor's business is cutting down an acre of first-growth,virgin forest and planting a lawn and garden beds at their HQs.You are likely to be in an Anglo culture where domination of nature seems normal.

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In high context cultures,people tend to form long-lasting relationships that endure over time.

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