Global environment of business quiz 4 – Flashcards

Mountland Republic follows a system of social stratification that allows for flexibility in terms of social mobility. In this system of open stratification the status of a person is solely determined by his or her own socioeconomic achievements. Mountland Republic is most likely to be following what type of social stratification? A. Caste B. Class C. Religious D. Grade E. Bureaucratic

Which of the following is an implication of high degree of managerial mobility in societies that emphasize individualism? A. Reduced costs of doing business B. Increased managerial loyalty and commitment to an individual company C. Lack of company-specific experience, knowledge, and a network of contacts among managers D. Lack of exposure among employees to different ways of doing business E. Inability to apply good practices and techniques developed in one firm to other firms

In a social context, the term values is used to describe the: A. economic benefits that are inherent to a culture. B. collective wealth of the society. C. abstract ideas about what a group believes to be good, right, and desirable. D. political ascendancy of a country. E. social rules and guidelines about the appropriate behavior in public.

A difference in the attitudes of people toward time in different cultures is an example of which of the following in individual cultures? A. Folkways B. Religious doctrines C. Mores D. Laws E. Social Structures

Which of the following statements is true about culture? A. Culture is static as it does not evolve. B. Multinational enterprises can themselves be engines of cultural change. C. The cost of doing business in a country or region is always independent of its culture. D. It is not possible for a country to support multiple cultures. E. The values and norms of a culture emerge fully formed.

If a society emphasizes the group as the primary unit of social organization, it is most likely to: A. encourage competition between the members of the group. B. expose managers to different ways of doing business. C. foster dynamism and entrepreneurship. D. discourage employees from moving from company to comopany. E. fails to facilitate self-managing work teams.

What is the difference between folkways and mores? A. Folkways are norms that are seen as central to the functioning of a society, whereas mores are the routine conventions of everyday life. B. Violating mores tends to bring more serious retribution than violating folkways. C. Folkways exclude rituals and symbolic behaviors included in mores. D. Folkways have greater significance than mores. E. Mores cannot be enacted into laws, whereas folkways can.

Which of the following are social conventions concerning things such as the appropriate dress code in a particular situation, good social manners, eating with the correct utensils, neighborly behavior, and the like? A. Folkways B. Proscriptions C. Reprobations D. Fellowships E. Taboos

A difference in the attitudes of people toward time in different cultures is an example of which of the following in individual cultures? A. Folkways B. Religious doctrines C. Mores D. Laws E. Social structures

In the context of social structure, American society is characterized by a low degree of: A. social stratification. B. mobility between strata. C. entrepreneurial activity. D. managerial mobility. E. dynamism and innovation.