Exam 2: Cross-Cultrual Busines

Although the nation-state plays a role in the development of national culture, cultural boundaries do not always correspond to political boundaries.

A ________ is a collection of two or more people who identify and interact with one another and contribute to self-image.

A group of people who share a unique way of life within a larger, dominant culture is called a subculture.

The color of death and mourning, black, is universal despite all the cultural differences in the world.

Why do nations build museums and monuments to preserve the legacies of important events and people?

________ is the set of values, beliefs, rules and institutions held by a specific group of people.

Gender equality has come relatively further in ________.

A ________ can differ from the dominant culture in language, race, lifestyle and values.

Describe the concept of social structure and how it affects companies doing business abroad.

The replacement of one culture's traditions, folk heroes, and artifacts with substitutes from another is known as ________.

Scenario: HR Experts, Inc. You were just hired at HR Experts, Inc., a diverse and global human resources consulting company. This, your first day on the job, you are assigned to a trouble-shooting group comprising individuals from different cultures. Your team members are Tom, Ketan, Yoshi, Hung Shin, and Nazam. During the course of the day working in the group, you try to put people's names and faces with their cultures and beliefs. -To celebrate you joining the group, everyone goes to a local restaurant for dinner after work. When ordering drinks, Nazam says he cannot drink alcoholic beverages because his religion forbids it, and that he must eat quickly so he can attend evening prayers. Which religion might Nazam be practicing?

Geocentricity is the belief that one's own culture or ethnic group is superior to that of others.