Exam 16: Organizational Behavior Across Cultures

When an employee enters another nation,he/she experiences the most critical change in the _____ phase,which is caused by encountering all parts of a different culture.

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Question 21

Cultures that value the past and accent the present,with a rich respect for tradition and the need to fulfill historical social obligations are said to possess _____.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 22

Feminine cultures treasure all of the following EXCEPT:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 23

Transcultural employees are:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 24

High-context cultures place a high value on all of the following EXCEPT:

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Question 25

Describe the concept of uncertainty avoidance.

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Question 26

Which of the following is the first phase of the reactions experienced by employees when they enter another nation?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 27

Culture consists of the unwritten social rules that shape individual thought and behavior.

(True/False)

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Question 28

Samuel,an HR manager working in Florida,had been sent to a foreign country for a project.During his stay there,he kept insisting to his host country colleagues that American companies had the best employees and HR practices.Which of the following culture barriers is being exemplified in this scenario?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 29

Which of the following concepts states that expatriate managers must learn to operate effectively in a new environment and must be flexible enough to respond to local conditions?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 30

Inflation encourages workers to spend their income quickly,before their money loses its value.

(True/False)

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Question 31

A small amount of cultural distance has no effect on people's responses to business-related issues.

(True/False)

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Question 32

A Canadian employee assigned to Australia is likely to adjust more slowly than a Spanish employee in the same assignment.

(True/False)

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Question 33

How does inflation impact workers' lives?

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Question 34

Face-saving is highly important in _____cultures.

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Question 35

Cultural intelligence includes having an intuitive sense of what is happening and why it is occurring.

(True/False)

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Question 36

A(n)_____ integrates the interests of the various cultures involved and seeks to ignore a person's nationality while accenting employee ability in selection,assignment,and promotional decisions.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 37

Cultural shock is virtually universal.

(True/False)

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Question 38

How are American workers protected from discrimination while working in a foreign US company?

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Question 39

Which of the following is an outcome of reverse cultural shock?

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When an employee enters another nation,he/she experiences the most critical change in the _____ phase,which is caused by encountering all parts of a different culture.

Cultures that value the past and accent the present,with a rich respect for tradition and the need to fulfill historical social obligations are said to possess _____.

Feminine cultures treasure all of the following EXCEPT:

Transcultural employees are:

High-context cultures place a high value on all of the following EXCEPT:

Describe the concept of uncertainty avoidance.

Which of the following is the first phase of the reactions experienced by employees when they enter another nation?

Culture consists of the unwritten social rules that shape individual thought and behavior.

Which of the following concepts states that expatriate managers must learn to operate effectively in a new environment and must be flexible enough to respond to local conditions?

Inflation encourages workers to spend their income quickly,before their money loses its value.

A small amount of cultural distance has no effect on people's responses to business-related issues.

A Canadian employee assigned to Australia is likely to adjust more slowly than a Spanish employee in the same assignment.

How does inflation impact workers' lives?

Face-saving is highly important in _____cultures.

Cultural intelligence includes having an intuitive sense of what is happening and why it is occurring.

A(n)_____ integrates the interests of the various cultures involved and seeks to ignore a person's nationality while accenting employee ability in selection,assignment,and promotional decisions.

Cultural shock is virtually universal.

How are American workers protected from discrimination while working in a foreign US company?

Which of the following is an outcome of reverse cultural shock?

The Dynamics of People and Organizations

Models of Organizational Behavior

Managing Communications

Social Systems and Organizational Culture

Motivation

Appraising and Rewarding Performance

Leadership

Empowerment and Participation

Employee Attitudes and Their Effects

Issues Between Organizations and Individuals

Conflict, Power, and Organizational Politics

Informal and Formal Groups

Teams and Team Building

Managing Change

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