Int. B – Module 3 – Flashcards
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We are each born with a knowledge of our culture.
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International business managers need to be able to speak foreign languages.
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False
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Anthropologist E. T. Hall suggests that you need to read a culture's history to learn it.
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False
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When operating in other cultures, if we realize that, underneath it all, we are all different, we will be fine.
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Business makes few costly mistakes in product introductions into foreign markets.
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False
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In Human Resources, the American employee protection laws (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission [EEOC]) are in force for an American company in foreign labor markets.
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Cultural attitudes toward change do not affect the acceptance of new production methods.
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False
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Leadership traits build on the basic idea that all people want to be led and directed, regardless of the local culture.
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False
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Although some business areas, such as accounting and finance, are quantitative, they are at the same time affected by culture.
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True
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When we use cultural frameworks to build our understanding of another culture, we enter a values-free zone.
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False
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In Hall's use, context is relevant in a communication act.
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True
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In low context cultures, people tend to form long-lasting relationships that endure over time.
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True
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Hofstede's individualism-collectivism dimension measures the degree to which economic activity is socialist (communal) or capitalist (independent).
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Hofstede's framework is based on empirical data.
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True
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Feminine cultures in Hofstede's dimensions care about relationships and are also focused on business success. For them, it is quality of life, both work and private, that matters.
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True
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Hofstede describes his pragmatic versus normative dimension as dealing with Virtue only when it is coupled with Truth.
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False
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Trompenaars's dimension of universalism versus particularism measures whether universal rules or relationships regulate behaviors.
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Trompenaars's dimension of universalism versus particularism measures whether universal rules or relationships regulate behaviors.
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True
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Trompenaars's achievement versus ascription dimension describes social status based on what one does or who one is. The United States is a culture in which people build who they are through work, so its social status tends to be based on achievement.
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True
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A culture's aesthetics is the sense of beauty and good taste.
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As you review Hall's high and low context framework, which statement is accurate of the culture in the new assignment?
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High Context Characteristics
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Face to face relationships are important, long term relationships, less written and formal communication, multiple ties and networks, knowledge is situational and relational, strong insider/outsider boundries
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Low Context Characteristics
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verbally explicit information, people play by external rules, knowledge is codified and accessible, task centered, sequencing of activities, interpersonal connections of shorter duration, lots of written information
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What does Trompenaars' dimension of Individualism vs. Communitarianism suggest to the Chinese manager?
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Motivation activities in the new culture should be focused on the individual.
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Which of Hofstede's dimensions reflect the idea that in the United States it is more common to seek personal gratification?
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Indulgence vs. Restraint
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As you review Hall's high and low context framework, which statement is accurate of the culture in the new assignment?
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More explicit verbal communications will be important.
