25. Attributes of _____ are low dependence on the organization and are a desire for personal time, freedom, andchallenge.a.collectivismb.democracyc.individualism (interpretation, page 64)d.anarchy 6) Which of the following is characterized by low dependence on an organization and a desire forpersonal time, freedom, and challenges?A) collectivismB) democracyC) individualismD) anarchy
25. Attributes of _____ are low dependence on the organization and are a desire for personal time, freedom, andchallenge.a.collectivismb.democracyc.individualism (interpretation, page 64)d.anarchy 6) Which of the following is characterized by low dependence on an organization and a desire forpersonal time, freedom, and challenges?A) collectivismB) democracyC) individualismD) anarchy
International Business: The Challenges of Globalization, 9e (Wild)
Chapter 2 Cross-Cultural Business
1) ________ consists of specific learned norms based on attitudes, values, and beliefs of a group
of people.
A) Ethnology
B) Civilization
C) Culture
D) Doctrine
Answer: C
AACSB: Diverse and multicultural work environments
Skill: Concept
Difficulty: Easy
LO: 2.1: Explain culture and the need for cultural knowledge.
2) Ethnocentricity can be defined as the ________.
A) scientific description of individual human societies
B) systematic study of an ethnic group's religious core
C) merging of all ethnic practices into one homogeneous culture
D) belief that one's own ethnic group or culture is superior to that of others
Answer: D
AACSB: Diverse and multicultural work environments
Skill: Concept
Difficulty: Easy
LO: 2.1: Explain culture and the need for cultural knowledge.
3) Detailed knowledge about a culture that enables people to work happily and effectively within
it is called ________.
A) cultural literacy
B) cultural imperialism
C) cultural diffusion
D) cultural divergence
Answer: A
AACSB: Diverse and multicultural work environments
Skill: Concept
Difficulty: Easy
LO: 2.1: Explain culture and the need for cultural knowledge.
International Business
Chapter 2 The Cultural Environments Facing Business
1) ________ consists of specific learned norms based on attitudes, values, and beliefs of a group of
people.
A) Ethnology
B) Civilization
C) Culture
D) Doctrine
Answer: C
2) Which of the following is NOTtrue about cultural diversity?
A) Companies may gain competitive advantages by bringing together people of diverse backgrounds.
B) Cultural diversity is most successful when domestic and foreign firms establish joint ventures.
C) Cultural diversity may help a company gain deeper knowledge about products and services.
D) The process of bringing people of different national cultures together is often difficult.
Answer: B
3) Because people can be grouped or classified in many ways, such as on the basis of nationality,
ethnicity, religion, profession, and income level, ________.
A) people live in a state of cultural collision
B) cultural studies fail to understand behaviors
C) identity crises make individual's lives chaotic
D) people have more than one cultural group membership
Answer: D
4) When divergent cultures come in contact, ________ occurs.
A) power distance
B) culture shock
C) cultural collision
D) group membership
Answer: C
5) Which of the following best describes a result of cultural collision in international business?
A) A company implements practices that are less effective than intended.
B) Local employees are overlooked for promotions by home country managers.
C) Expatriate managers rely too heavily on local employees for negotiating business deals.