Exam 2: Cross-Cultrual Busines

Organizations in risk-accepting cultures tend to welcome practices from other cultures but also tend to suffer greater employee turnover.

________ embodies a culture's fundamental organization, including its groups and institutions, its system of social positions and their relationships and the process by which its resources are distributed.

Isolated cultures are less exposed to the ________ of other peoples.

A nation's business environment comprises all aspects of culture, politics, law, and economics that affect international business activities.

Anything that represents a culture's way of life, including gestures, material objects, traditions, and concepts is known as a(n) ________.

For Hindus, the highest goal of life is ________.

Scenario: Ian Richards, International Executive Ian Richards is vice president of new business development for a British-based Internet company. He will soon attend an international symposium on global Internet marketing in Brazil where he will meet people from around the world. -After the symposium, Ian meets several company vice-presidents from the Japan office. When meeting with the Japanese associates, Ian should ________.

In ________, it is customary to not open a gift in front of the giver.

Using national flags as symbols for buttons to click to view different language versions of a company's web site is always appropriate because it avoids potential cultural problems.

Ethnocentricity improves the ability to manage employees, market products, and conduct negotiations in other countries.

Describe the relation between culture and the physical environment, explaining the roles of topography and climate.

Two types of customs are ________ and ________ customs.

Perceived opportunity for success and reward is a strong element in a culture's attitude toward work.

Which of the following has NOT been accused of cultural imperialism?

________ is(are) behavior that is shared by a heterogeneous group or by several groups.

When people from around the world come together to conduct business, they bring with them different backgrounds, assumptions, expectations, and methods of communication in other words, culture.

The population of China comprises more than 5,000 distinct ethnic groups.

Appropriate ways of behaving, speaking, and dressing in a culture are called customs.

Businesspeople from ________ often arrive after the scheduled meeting time and prefer to spend time building personal trust before discussing business.

Nokia Corporation uses its knowledge of cultures to adapt its mobile handsets to suit local markets.