Exam 3: The Cultural Environment of International Business

In a short essay, discuss the three cultures into which employees are socialized-national culture, professional culture, and corporate culture.

Which of the following is most important for Tag-Mart's top management to determine while making a choice between Sato and Aoki as the new store manager?

Cross-cultural proficiency is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT ________.

The purpose of material productions in a society is to ________.

Which of the following types of assumptions is the cause of most problems between business managers and foreign employees?

Using one's own culture as a standard for judging other cultures is known as ________.

________ are letters, figures, colors, or other characters that communicate a meaning.

Harold decides to drop alcoholic drinks from the restaurant chain menu in Saudi Arabia. Which of the following might have led to his decision?

________ is the most populous Muslim country in the world.

Cultural intelligence is defined as ________.

In polychronic cultures, ________.

Which of the following, if true, strengthens the conclusion of the above passage?

The culture of which of the following countries has a close conversational distance?

Prejudices in a culture ________.

Harold learned that organizations in Saudi Arabia emphasizes loyalty to the family and tribe and that ties among individuals are highly valued. Based on Harold's observation, Saudi Arabia is ________.

Self-reference criterion is ________.

Polycentric orientation refers to ________.

Managers with a geocentric view of the world ________.

In collectivist societies, competition for resources is the norm, and those who compete best are rewarded financially.

Communications, information, and transportation technologies have decreased people's ability to learn about and connect with unfamiliar cultures.