Jana has spent the last year traveling to different operations for her company. She visited factories in Mexico and Thailand, a finance operation in Singapore, a pearl company in Japan, and many other venues. She now has collected her thoughts about the various places she visited.
-In Venezuela Jana found that people tended to show great deference toward their superiors.When meeting with one higher-up, she noticed that the local managers seemed to exhibit extremely obsequious behavior.How would you characterize this trait?
A)future oriented
B)high uncertainty avoidance
C)low power distance
D)high power distance

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The trait described in the passage is an example of high power distance, as there is a noticeable social hierarchy and people show deference towards those in higher positions of power.

Jana Has Spent the Last Year Traveling to Different Operations