Exam 3: Evaluating Cultural and Social Environments

It has been estimated that between 50 and 90% of communication is non-verbal.

American children are taught to express their wants and needs clearly and learn to value independence.In the corporate world,individual initiatives are highly valued,and constructive criticism of superiors is encouraged.This would suggest that American culture inheres a ______________________.

According to C.K.Prahalad, products most likely to flourish in India are imbued with "3 A's:" affinities, attributes and attitude.

In the Hofstede model,power distance is defined as the ________________________________________________________.

Jennifer Hughes is the President of Global Gesellschaft.Her Vice President of Manufacturing is Amanda Rekonwith,and her Director of Employee Benefits is Robert Perry. Global clearly thrives under the GLOBE attribute of __________________.

Cultural diversity is a phenomenon that only exists between nations.

When marketers for the Lady Gaga's Monster Ball worldwide tour invite audiences in each country to dress as their pop icon,they are appealing to ____________.

Benevolence,conformity,self-direction and universalism are the four dimensions of ___________________________.

While cultural differences often include language,dress,and traditions,they are rarely associated with ethics or societal organization.

Some population experts predict that India will overtake China as the world's largest country by the middle of the century.

Johanna Gottlieb works for a non-profit agency that supplies microloans to worthy entrepreneurs in developing nations.She is sent to Liberia to meet with members of the local textile cooperative.Johanna is anxious to complete her mission and assist the Liberians in growing their business,so is taken aback when her Liberian counterparts spend the first 2 hours of the meeting discussing their family backgrounds and mutual friends.Johanna had not planned on the _____________ nature of Liberian business.

Individualism is more pronounced in _____________________________.

Recent studies that replicate Geert Hofstede's original research on the 5 dimensions of culture have confirmed that _______________________________.

Subcultures often transcend national borders and cultural values.

When an Asian businessperson discusses the importance of saving face,she is referring to __________________________.

Income in India is ____________________________.

Individuals who exhibit uncertainty avoidance are likely to ______________________________________.

Lionel has encountered a roadblock in his efforts to implement his Quarterly Sales Contest,so successful in Chicago,in his new Shanghai sales office.No matter how attractive the bonus associated with accelerating 2^nd Quarter sales,his Chinese colleagues are more concerned about the consequences of a short-term promotion on next year's total performance.Lionel does not realize it,but his conflict is related to the GLOBE dimension of ________________________.

In the Hofstede model,Mexico is an example of a country exhibiting ____________________________.

In societies that exhibit a masculine orientation,which feature is predominant?