Exam 5: Culture, Management Style, and Business Systems

In a low-context explicit communication culture one would expect to find that verbal exactness in communication dominates other communication variables.Which of the following countries has been described as being low context explicit with respect to communication practices?

In a high context implicit communication environment who says something,how it is said,and when it is said is very important.Which of the following countries would we find to be "high context implicit" with respect to communication practices?

No matter how thoroughly prepared a marketer may be when approaching a foreign market,a certain amount of culture shock occurs.

The text suggests that corruption could have many definitions (views)around the world.Characterize three definitions (views).

According to the Transparency International Bribe Payers Index,Australia would be the most likely country in the world to offer a bribe to someone.

In the United States today,fraud has replaced bribery as the primary focal point for what is meant by the term corruption.

The decision to pay a bribe can be seen as creating a major conflict between what is ethical and proper and what is profitable and sometimes necessary for business.Led by the U.S.many nations have now signed an accord by the member nations of the ________________________ to force their companies to follow anti-bribery rules similar to those followed in the U.S.

___________ involves a relatively small sum of cash,a gift,or service that is intended to facilitate or expedite the normal,lawful performance of a duty by an official.

According to various views around the world,all of the following have been defined or viewed as being corruption EXCEPT:

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

Competition yielding efficiency,"master of destiny" viewpoint,and wide sharing of decision making would characterize which of the following country's cultural concepts in business?

Many international marketing companies address the Internet language problem by:

According to information presented in the text,which of the following would be considered to be corruption (or a corrupt practice)in India?

Many U.S.companies are reconsidering __________.

Management style includes business culture,management values,and business methods and behavior.

Three ethical principles provide a framework to help the marketer distinguish between right and wrong,determine what ought to be done,and properly justify his or her actions.One of those principles is called utilitarian ethics.

Which of the following would most likely be characterized as being an imperative business custom?

In high-PDI (Power Distance Index)countries such as Mexico and Malaysia,understanding the rank and status of clients and business partners is very important.

The giant toy maker Mattel Inc.changed its strategy and began designing and marketing worldwide one standardized version of its doll,Barbie,instead of different variations for children in different countries only to have its sales plummet.

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act prohibits U.S.businesses from paying bribes openly or using middlemen as conduits for a bribe when the U.S.official knows that part of the middleman's payment will be used as a bribe.