Quiz 1 2
The Internet promotes both convergence and divergence amongst different culutres and nations of the world.
TRUE
Which of the following is a characteristic of culture?
People are unaware of many of the biggest cultural influences on how they think and behave
In an individualistic society, expert opinion is valued over group decisions.
TRUE
Which of the following does not make sense when considering the country clusters:
An Austrian firm generalizes its management practices to a Finnish firm.
Norms are described as forces motivating an individual to act in a certain way
FALSE
Mastery, harmony, and subjugation are different variations in the way societies respond to which of the following cultural orientations that that Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck introduced?
NATURE
According to Hofstede's Value Survey Model, the US scores relatively low on uncertainty avoidance, whereas Japan scores relatively high. Which of the following would you expect? differences in planning styles, with the US favoring flexible planning and the Japanese favoring detailed planning
In a society that is primarily doing-oriented, decisions are likely to be intuitive with less concern for logic.
FALSE
In a society that believes humans are subjugated by nature, planning would be futile, because the future is preordained
TRUE
In some places, men and women doing the same work are paid differentially because women are thought to be less valuable than men. ______ theory would suggest that this practice creates the potential for motivation problems among women who believe that they are being treated unfairly
EQUITY
Greeks tends to take a long mid-day work break and work late in the evening. This is an example of the effect of:
GEOGRAPHY ON CULTURE
Societies where managers rely on participative sources of guidance (like subordinates and colleagues) tend to be larger democratic nations in Western Europe
People in some cultures that have large amounts of power distance tend to believe that important people
TRUE
Which of the following is a characteristic of culture?
People are unaware of many of the biggest cultural influences on how they think and behave
In an individualistic society, expert opinion is valued over group decisions.
TRUE
Which of the following does not make sense when considering the country clusters:
An Austrian firm generalizes its management practices to a Finnish firm.
Norms are described as forces motivating an individual to act in a certain way
FALSE
Mastery, harmony, and subjugation are different variations in the way societies respond to which of the following cultural orientations that that Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck introduced?
NATURE
According to Hofstede's Value Survey Model, the US scores relatively low on uncertainty avoidance, whereas Japan scores relatively high. Which of the following would you expect? differences in planning styles, with the US favoring flexible planning and the Japanese favoring detailed planning
In a society that is primarily doing-oriented, decisions are likely to be intuitive with less concern for logic.
FALSE
In a society that believes humans are subjugated by nature, planning would be futile, because the future is preordained
TRUE
In some places, men and women doing the same work are paid differentially because women are thought to be less valuable than men. ______ theory would suggest that this practice creates the potential for motivation problems among women who believe that they are being treated unfairly
EQUITY
Greeks tends to take a long mid-day work break and work late in the evening. This is an example of the effect of:
GEOGRAPHY ON CULTURE
Societies where managers rely on participative sources of guidance (like subordinates and colleagues) tend to be larger democratic nations in Western Europe
People in some cultures that have large amounts of power distance tend to believe that important people