Exam 5: Culture, Management Style, and Business Systems

The Japanese have a saying that says,"The nail that sticks up gets hammered down." This would be an illustration of how ____________,so important to Americans,can also be seen as a kind of corruption.

For many individuals,________________ takes priority over profit,security,or any other goal.

With respect to contextual background among countries,Japan would be a good illustration of a country that has a low context explicit background.

One of the real bonuses of using the Internet for business communication is that,because it is based in machine translation of language,it can manage all the nuances of language and syntax.

One of the communications issues associated with Web sites in international marketing is:

Jason Marx has been asked to write a position paper about the Japanese culture relevant to the Japanese view of relationships.From his studies before starting his writing effort,Jason learned that Japan is characterized as a relationship-oriented culture with respect to dimension of culture.Summarize the characteristics of a relationship-oriented culture that Mr.Marx will want to include in his paper on Japan relationships.

If a country is considered to be high-context,has a collectivist view,has high power distance,linguistic indirectness,and follows polychronic time,the country would be considered to ___________-oriented as to its dimension of culture.

According to Hall,in countries that follow monochromic time (M-time)such as Americans,these cultures tend to concentrate on one thing at a time.

In the Arabic world,a non-believer would not be allowed to enter a mosque.This would be an example of what is called an exclusive.

With respect to business customs,customs in which the outsider must not participate are called:

A key value underlying the American business system is reflected in the notion of a never-ending quest for improvement.

Simon Peters is very conscious of his behavior as he greets prospective Japanese clients at a local Tokyo restaurant.Though he invites all of the guests to drink sake from lacquered trays,he abstains because of a severe stomach ulcer.He perceives his abstention to be permissible in Japanese society because drinking sake would be considered to be a cultural ___________ for foreign guests.

With respect to business customs,customs that must be recognized and accommodated are called:

In the United States,the two-week vacation is standard.In Europe,most workers take vacations that last ______________.

In Japan a person's blood type can influence hiring decisions.

___________ is a key concept in international marketing because it is required on small matters as well as large ones.

Even though bribery is seen as publicly contemptuous in the United States,internationally the U.S.receives a TI score (grade)of a 7.2,or a C,with respect to bribery issues.

Management objectives and aspirations in the United States are often different than in other parts of the world.Describe the U.S.view toward security and mobility and how this might be different from a European business.

In the United States,Switzerland,Germany,and Norway one thing at a time receives attention with respect to time.This would be called:

As Luci Chen sits in her office in Shanghai she is looking at her daily appointment calendar.Even though she has many appointments,she knows that she will spend quality time with each person.After all,being involved with people and being sensitive to relationships is just as important (if not more important)than sticking to a schedule.Ms.Chen could be characterized following which of the following time models?