Exam 4: The Role of Culture

Culture is a learned behavior that is passed from one society member to another.

As an international manager, what business behaviors would you need to alter when operating in low-context cultures and high-context cultures? Illustrate your answer with specific examples.

What is acculturation? How can international businesses improve the process of acculturation for their employees working abroad?

Family is more important to business in China than in the United States.

Briefly explain the Indian Caste system.

Business transactions between firms in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom are facilitated by a shared language.

________ is the cultural belief that the person comes first.

How can firms minimize the chances of miscommunication through translation errors?

Which country listed below is a group-focused society?

How can an MNE use language as a competitive weapon? What role does language play in cultural cluster approach of international business?

According to the text, ________ of the world's population claims a religious affiliation.

Which of the following countries is considered a high-context culture?

________ is a person's beliefs about the relative importance of the individual and the groups to which that person belongs.

In which country would an employee most likely question the decision of a manager?

Germany is a low-context culture.

Mario, a U.S. manager, is attending a business meeting with Saudi Arabian executives. During conversations, Mario should most likely expect that the Saudi Arabian executives will stand ________ from him.

In cultures characterized by ________, people at all levels in a firm accept the decision of those above them because of the implicit belief that higher-level positions carry the right to make decisions.

Personal characteristics are more important than personal accomplishments in group-focused societies.

Spanish is the lingua franca of international business.

The primary purpose of conducting a backtranslation is to ________.