Deck 11: Meeting the Ethical Challenges of Leadership in a Global Society

Question 1

______ consists of openness to new categories, openness to new information, and recognizing the existence of more than one perspective.

A) Moral inclusion
B) Dignity
C) Cultural synergy
D) Mindfulness

Answer 1

D

Question 2

______ view themselves as citizens of the world with global obligations.

A) Cosmopolitans
B) Social loafers
C) Cultural ideologists
D) Ethicists

Answer 2

A

Question 3

According to the GLOBE dimensions, ______ describes the degree to which societal members take pride in their small groups, families, and organizations.

A) assertiveness
B) in-group collectivism
C) future orientation
D) performance orientation

Answer 3

B

Question 4

______ cultures are more likely to stress interdependence, intuition, and concern for others.

A) Feminine
B) Masculine
C) Uncertainty avoidance
D) Collectivistic

Question 5

______ contracts are broader and lay the foundation for how people interact with one another.

A) Microsocial
B) Macrosocial
C) Unisocial
D) Moralsocial

Question 6

According to Hofstede, ______ cultures put the needs and goals of the person and her or his immediate family first.

A) collectivistic
B) individualistic
C) low-power distance
D) high-power distance

Question 7

According to the project GLOBE, societies that promote planning and investing are high in ______.

A) performance orientation
B) future orientation
C) assertiveness
D) humane orientation

Question 8

According to integrative social contracts theory, local communities have latitude to create their own rules. This is referred to as ______.

A) hypernorms
B) moral free space
C) macrosocial contract
D) microsocial contract

Question 9

According to the GLOBE study, ______ cultures encourage individuals to be tough and competitive.

A) assertive
B) performance oriented
C) future oriented
D) humane oriented

Question 10

______ describes paying close attention to our behaviors and interactions.

A) Moral inclusion
B) Dignity
C) Cultural synergy
D) Mindfulness

Question 11

______ refers to prejudging of out-group members based on prior experiences and beliefs.

A) Stereotyping
B) Ethnocentrism
C) Prejudice
D) Ignorance

Question 12

Which of the following is not an indicator to measure the uncertainty avoidance culture?

A) anxiety level
B) group cohesion
C) widely held attitudes about rules
D) employment stability

Question 13

Members of ______ cultures are more likely to take risks.

A) collectivistic
B) individualistic
C) low uncertainty avoidance
D) high-power distance

Question 14

A(n) ______ is "the total way of life of a people, composed of their learned and shared behavior patterns, values, norms, and material objects."

A) culture
B) perception
C) stereotype
D) ideology

Question 15

______ is the degree to which a society encourages and rewards group members for improving performance and demonstrating excellence.

A) Assertiveness
B) Performance orientation
C) Future orientation
D) Humane orientation

Question 16

______ is the extent to which a society fosters and reinforces such future-oriented activities as planning and investing.

A) Assertiveness
B) Performance orientation
C) Future orientation
D) Humane orientation

Question 17

______ is the process of classifying group members according to their perceived similarities while overlooking their individual differences.

A) Prejudice
B) Ethnocentrism
C) Ignorance
D) Stereotyping

Question 18

In ______ cultures, there are clear differences in the roles of men and women.

A) feminine
B) masculine
C) uncertainty avoidance
D) collectivistic

Question 19

The feeling of disgust reflects the presence of which moral intuition?

A) purity/sanctity
B) authority/respect
C) harm/care
D) fairness/reciprocity

Question 20

______ is the tendency to see the world from our point of view.

A) Prejudice
B) Ethnocentrism
C) Ignorance
D) Stereotyping

Question 21

Those living in assertive, ______ cultures are tempted to engage in unethical activities in order to succeed.

A) performance-oriented
B) masculine
C) uncertainty avoidance
D) power distance

Question 22

______ describes the relative importance of power differences.

A) Feminine
B) Masculine
C) Uncertainty avoidance
D) Power distance

Question 23

The Caux principles emphasize the importance of human dignity.

Question 24

Masculine cultures maintain clearly defined sex roles.

Question 25

Individualists are more likely to lie to protect the group or family.

Question 26

Collectivist societies prefer universal ethical standards.

Question 27

The dimension of Hofstede's model that reflects attitudes toward the roles of men and women is called ______ versus ______.

A) power; distance
B) masculinity; femininity
C) high; low uncertainty avoidance
D) collectivistic; individualistic

Question 28

High-power distance cultures are comfortable with differences in status.

Question 29

Supporters of globalization point to free trade producing wealth as a benefit.

Question 30

Bribery is more common in collectivist societies.

Question 31

Members of ______ societies encourage and reward excellence.

A) performance-oriented
B) masculine
C) uncertainty avoidance
D) power distance

Question 32

______ cultures put the needs and goals of the person and her or his immediate family first.

A) Feminine
B) Masculine
C) Uncertainty avoidance
D) Individualistic

Question 33

Elements of ______ are passed on from generation to generation and from person to person.

A) culture
B) ethnocentrism
C) cultural diversity
D) stereotyping

Question 34

The United Nations recently launched the ______ to encourage multinational corporations to honor human rights, labor rights, and the environment while, at the same time, fighting corruption.

A) Abilene paradox
B) global compact
C) mission exchange
D) NATO

Question 35

Concentration of ______ is a by-product of globalization that increases the likelihood of abuse.

A) power
B) integrity
C) honesty
D) altruism

Question 36

______ is the prejudgment of others based on prior experiences and beliefs.

A) Prejudice
B) Ethnocentrism
C) Cultural diversity
D) Stereotyping

Question 37

The tendency to see the world from our culture's point of view is called ______.

A) narcissism
B) ethnocentrism
C) acute point of view
D) prejudice

Question 38

Which of the following is not an element of culture?

A) learned
B) shared
C) dynamic
D) static

Question 39

______ is the extent to which a culture encourages and honors people for being altruistic, caring, kind, fair, and generous.

A) Assertiveness
B) Performance orientation
C) Future orientation
D) Humane orientation

Question 40

Along with taking stock of the potential moral pitfalls of globalization, leaders need to recognize that ______ makes ethical decision-making even harder.

A) prejudice
B) ethnocentrism
C) cultural diversity
D) stereotyping

Question 41

High-power distance cultures are uneasy with large gaps in wealth, power, privilege, and status.

Question 42

Resistance to gender equality is strongest in collectivistic nations.

Question 43

Name and explain the five foundations of our moral intuitions.

Question 44

Identify the differences between a collective and individualistic culture. What are two examples of each?

Question 45

Collectivists are more likely to lie in order to protect the group or family.

Question 46

New Zealand is an example of a low-power distance culture.

Question 47

Name three of the articles of the United Nations Declaration of Rights.

Question 48

Cultures aren't static but evolve.

Question 49

Define cosmopolitanism.

Question 50

Greece is an example of a low uncertainty avoidance society.

Question 51

Name the four features of cultures. Provide an original example for each element.

Question 52

Microsocial contracts govern the relationships between the members of specific groups (local towns, regions, nations, companies, professions).

Question 53

Muslim societies place a high priority on purity.

Question 54

Deception and withholding information are two forms of shadow casting which can be harmful forms of leadership.

Question 55

Mexico is an example of a low-power distance culture.

Question 56

Compare the ethical blind spots of individualism to those of collectivism.

Question 57

People who live in a low uncertainty avoidance culture are more comfortable with uncertainty, viewing ambiguity as a fact of life.

Question 58

Broken communication cast shadows in a global society just as they do in individual leader-follower relationships.

Question 59

Finland is an example of a feminine culture.

Question 60

Citizens of collectivistic societies employ low-context communication in which most of the information in the message is embedded in the message itself.

Question 61

Name and explain Hofstede's programmed values patterns.

Question 62

Discuss Gert's 10 rules for all types of actions that are either forbidden or required.

Question 63

Discuss what global leaders must do in order to cast light instead of shadow.

Question 64

What are the three universal principles of the global ethic?