Exam 4: The Meanings and Dimensions of Culture

In the context of integrating the dimensions of culture,which of the following are very useful in depicting what countries appear similar in values and to what extent they differ from other country groupings?

Dutch researcher,Fons Trompenaars,recommends that when individuals from achievement cultures do business in ascription cultures,they should:

In the context of Hofstede's original four dimensions,organizations in high-power-distance countries will tend to be centralized and have tall organization structures.

Universalism is the belief that ideas and practices can be applied everywhere without modification.

According to Dutch researcher Geert Hofstede,there are four original dimensions of culture.These are:

In the context of cultural diversity,a supplemental way of understanding cultural differences is to compare culture as a normal distribution and then to examine it in terms of stereotyping.

A neutral culture is one in which emotions are held in check.

According to Hofstede's time orientation dimension,which of the following statements is true about long-term-oriented societies?

According to the priorities of cultural values of the United States,Japan,and Arab countries,independence is the top cultural priority in Japan.

_____ can be defined as acquired knowledge that people use to interpret experience and generate social behavior.

In China,Confucianism,which was overshadowed,is slowly gaining popularity once again,emphasizing respect for authority,concern for others,balance,harmony,and overall order.

_____ is the term used by Hofstede to describe "a situation in which the dominant values in society are caring for others and the quality of life."

Define culture and list its characteristics as agreed by most scholars.

Nations that are collectivist in their approach tend to be characterized by:

Culturally,a German can be expected to have a _____ handshake.

Hofstede's _____ dimension focused on the tendency of people to look after themselves and their immediate family rather than the tendency to belong to groups to look after each other in exchange for loyalty

Which of the following statements is true about cultures with high communitarianism?

Societal collectivism refers to the degree to which:

Identify a true statement about the different approaches identified by Dutch researcher,Fons Trompenaars to describe the ways in which people deal with the concept of time.

In the context of Hofstede's original four dimensions,power distance is "the extent to which less powerful members of institutions and organizations accept that power is distributed unequally."