Question 1

In a short essay, discuss the three cultures into which employees are socialized-national culture, professional culture, and corporate culture.

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Question 2

Which of the following is most important for Tag-Mart's top management to determine while making a choice between Sato and Aoki as the new store manager?

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A) How many shoppers are expected at the Tokyo Tag-Mart grand opening sale? 
B) How many locally owned stores will Tokyo Tag-Mart compete against? 
C) Would customers at the Tokyo Tag-Mart prefer strong customer service or a U.S.-style shopping experience? 
D) What is the average age and annual income of Tokyo Tag-Mart shoppers?

Question 3

Cross-cultural proficiency is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT ________.

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A) perceptiveness 
B) flexibility and adaptability 
C) valuing personal relationships 
D) tolerance for ambiguity

Question 4

The purpose of material productions in a society is to ________.

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A) enable people to cope with their environments 
B) help unite people 
C) distinguish the dominant culture from minority cultures 
D) segregate people based on race and ethnicity

Question 5

Which of the following types of assumptions is the cause of most problems between business managers and foreign employees?

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A) geocentric assumptions 
B) ethnocentric assumptions 
C) polycentric assumptions 
D) religious assumptions

Question 6

Using one's own culture as a standard for judging other cultures is known as ________.

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A) anthropocentric orientation 
B) ethnocentric orientation 
C) geocentric orientation 
D) polycentric orientation

Question 7

________ are letters, figures, colors, or other characters that communicate a meaning.

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A) Rituals 
B) Symbols 
C) Norms 
D) Customs

Question 8

Harold decides to drop alcoholic drinks from the restaurant chain menu in Saudi Arabia. Which of the following might have led to his decision?

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A) Alcoholic drinks are not allowed in Saudi Arabia. 
B) Saudi consumers prefer local alcoholic drinks. 
C) Imported alcoholic drinks are more expensive than local drinks. 
D) Saudi consumers prefer European alcoholic drinks .

Question 9

________ is the most populous Muslim country in the world.

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A) Saudi Arabia 
B) Iran 
C) Egypt 
D) Indonesia

Question 10

Cultural intelligence is defined as ________.

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A) a person's ability to function effectively in situations characterized by cultural diversity 
B) the method of analyzing awkward situations in cross-cultural encounters by developing objectivity and empathy for other points of view 
C) the measurement of the inequalities in power that exist among people 
D) the information gathered by local firms about those entering foreign markets

Question 11

In polychronic cultures, ________.

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A) members are easily distracted and are inclined to do many tasks at once 
B) people view time as linear and punctuality as a virtue 
C) managers make commitments, set deadlines, and adhere to a strict schedule of meetings and activities 
D) managers and investors are impatient and want quick returns

Question 12

Which of the following, if true, strengthens the conclusion of the above passage?

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A) In China, companies belonging to deal-oriented cultures have been the most successful. 
B) American companies best thrive in cultures that are deal-oriented. 
C) For the Chinese, relationship is less important than business deals. 
D) The management of Grande is characterized by a host country mind-set.

Question 13

The culture of which of the following countries has a close conversational distance?

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A) Russia 
B) Sweden 
C) Brazil 
D) United States

Question 14

Prejudices in a culture ________.

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A) represent the symbolic, material, and creative productions unique to a society 
B) are rigidly held attitudes, usually unfavorable, and usually aimed at particular groups of people 
C) guide the development of our attitudes and preferences 
D) represent a person's judgment about what is important and what is not

Question 15

Harold learned that organizations in Saudi Arabia emphasizes loyalty to the family and tribe and that ties among individuals are highly valued. Based on Harold's observation, Saudi Arabia is ________.

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A) a collectivist culture 
B) an individualistic culture 
C) characterized by low power distance 
D) a feminine culture

Question 16

Self-reference criterion is ________.

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A) the tendency to assume that all people from one culture are the same 
B) the tendency to understand a culture without regard to country boundaries 
C) the propensity to view other cultures through the lens of one's own culture 
D) the propensity to understand culture as an inherited trait

Question 17

Polycentric orientation refers to ________.

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A) a host-country mind-set in which the manager develops a strong affinity with the country in which she or he conducts business 
B) the use of one's own culture as the standard for judging other cultures 
C) a collectivist mind-set, which emphasizes conformity, duty, prescribed roles, and sacrifice for the greater good 
D) the tendency to rely on elaborate verbal explanations, putting much emphasis on spoken words

Question 18

Managers with a geocentric view of the world ________.

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A) are generally better at understanding and accommodating similarities and differences among cultures 
B) ritually avoid analyzing awkward situations in cross-cultural encounters 
C) have a strong preference for ambiguity 
D) tend to view other cultures through the lens of his/her own culture

Question 19

In collectivist societies, competition for resources is the norm, and those who compete best are rewarded financially.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Communications, information, and transportation technologies have decreased people's ability to learn about and connect with unfamiliar cultures.

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