Chapter 4 The Cultural Environment of International Business
1) Cross-cultural risk is often intensified by managers with geocentric tendencies.
Answer: FALSE
Difficulty: Easy
Skill: Concept
Objective: 4-1
AACSB: Dynamics of the global economy; Multicultural and diversity understanding
2) An ethnocentric orientation positively impacts the ability of managers to manage business projects and new business practices abroad.
Answer: FALSE
Difficulty: Easy
Skill: Concept
Objective: 4-1
AACSB: Dynamics of the global economy; Multicultural and diversity understanding
3) Ethnocentric orientation refers to a host-country mind-set in which the manager develops a strong affinity with the country in which she or he conducts business.
Answer: FALSE
Difficulty: Easy
Skill: Concept
Objective: 4-1
AACSB: Dynamics of the global economy; Multicultural and diversity understanding
4) Culture refers to the inherited attitudinal traits of an individual.
Answer: FALSE
Difficulty: Easy
Skill: Concept
Objective: 4-2
AACSB: Dynamics of the global economy; Multicultural and diversity understanding
5) Cultural values and attitudes can be transmitted through a variety of sources including parents, teachers, friends, government leaders, movies, television, and the Internet.
Answer: TRUE
Difficulty: Easy
Skill: Concept
Objective: 4-2
AACSB: Dynamics of the global economy; Multicultural and diversity understanding
6) Nonverbal communication belongs to the deep cultural makeup that we are unaware of.
Answer: TRUE
Difficulty: Easy
Skill: Concept
Objective: 4-3
AACSB: Dynamics of the global economy; Multicultural and diversity understanding
7) Language is a vital dimension that both reflects, and is reflected by, cultural differences.
Answer: TRUE
Difficulty: Easy
Skill: Concept
Objective: 4-3
AACSB: Dynamics of the global economy; Multicultural and