Exam 2: Cross-Cultrual Busines

Practicing democracy in the United States represents which type of cultural trait?

Cultural boundaries always correspond to political boundaries.

Material culture often displays uneven development across a nation's geography, markets, and industries.

Which country portrays a balanced approach to work and uses the phrase "we work to live"?

Culture refers to the set of values, beliefs, rules, and institutions held by a specific group of people.

Scenario: BetsyPurses.com Betsy Franklin, a young entrepreneur from Philadelphia, started her hand-crocheted purse business seven years ago. Betsy's business has since thrived and employs 150 people. Most of Betsy's business is within the United States with an occasional international order. But Betsy now wants to make a concerted effort to grow international sales, and is designing her Web site to attract more customers located abroad. Betsy is meeting with Bob Rufus, a Web site designer, for help with the project. -For the past seven years, Betsy's business telephone number has been 1-800-4purses (1-800-478-7737). For her international markets, Betsy may want to do all of the following EXCEPT ________.

The United Kingdom and the United States value ________, whereas Japan and South Korea value ________.

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. -You observe Yoshi frequently bowing to you, other associates, and senior executives in the company. Which country might Yoshi come from?

Because the number four (4) is considered to be particularly lucky in China, entrepreneurs doing business there are advised to get a web site address or telephone number containing that number.

Cultures that score low on uncertainty avoidance tend to be more open to change and new ideas.

In ________, it is poor manners to bring up business at mealtime unless the host does so first.

When habits or ways of behaving in specific circumstances are passed down through generations, they become ________.

Cultural literacy improves one's ability to manage employees, market products, and conduct negotiations in other countries.

The world's second largest religion is ________.

Companies entering Vietnam should ________.

A ________ is a third or "link" language that is understood by two parties who speak different languages.

The departure of highly educated people from one profession, geographic region, or nation to another is called ________.

The process whereby cultural traits spread from one culture to another is called ________.

It usually takes ________ to conduct business in Latin America than in the United States or Northern Europe.

Explain the concept of culture and how people can accommodate and understand it.