Exam 5: Culture, Management Style, and Business Systems

The basic elements of an international business negotiation include all of the following EXCEPT:

A "Master of Destiny" viewpoint would be most associated with the culture of __________ (a country).

Since France is higher on the Hofstede Power Distance Index (PDI),business executives would find the American business managers' casual attitude toward business affairs to be crude and unsophisticated.

Even though speed is relative in a cultural context,we would expect workers from which of the following countries to be so obsessed with speed (walking,accomplishing tasks,and accuracy of time pieces)that this country ranks number one in the world?

Explain the differences between countries that follow M-time (monochronic)and P-time (polychronic).

As a guide to adaptation,there are ten basic criteria that all who wish to deal with individuals,firms,or authorities in foreign countries should be able to meet.List and briefly describe five of these criteria.

__________ time typifies most North Americans,Swiss,Germans,and Scandinavians where the emphasis is on one thing at a time.

Voluntarily offered payment by someone seeking unlawful advantage is called:

According to Lester Thurow,a _____________ form of capitalism is practiced in Japan and Germany where there is cooperation among government,management,and labor.

There is a very strong belief in the United States that business decisions (and the managers that make these decisions)should be based on a scientific approach and made from a non-emotional posture.Which of the following terms best describes this approach?

Transparency International (TI)scores countries with respect to their prevalence for bribe taking.Bribery is least tolerated in which of the following countries?

With respect to business customs,customs to which adaptation is helpful,but not necessary are called:

A standard rule in international business negotiations is "know thyself."

According to the 2007 Transparency International Corruption Perception Index rankings in the text,__________ is more corrupt than __________.

The United States would be correctly labeled as relationship-oriented culture because it is high-context,respects collectivism,and follows polychronic time.

For international marketers operating in authoritative and delegated societies,the chief problem is:

Giving valuable business gifts is accepted and expected in the United States but generally condemned in many countries.

A finance minister in a third-world country demands a heavy payment be made to him or he will stall or veto a multi-million dollar contract that is on his desk.This practice would be called:

In countries with high- _____________,subordinates would be unlikely to contradict bosses,but in low- ___________ countries they often do.

Culture affects management style around the world.Which of the following statements would be an improper characterization of business behavior and practices around the world?