Deck 7: The Societal Dimension

Question 1

The masculinity/femininity dimension is directly related to gender issues

Answer 1

False
Explanation: Masculinity/femininity is not about gender per se, but about a firm/competitive approach (masculine) versus a softer/collaborative (feminine) approach to reality.

Question 2

Countries with similar national cultures are always in geographic proximity.

Answer 2

False
Explanation: The Anglo-Saxon culture characterises countries such as the UK, USA, NZ, and Australia, to name but a few. These countries are not all in geographic proximity of each other.

Question 3

The World Values Survey is the main cultural study that (is being) conducted longitudinally.

Answer 3

True
Explanation: There have been six global surveys conducted between 1981 and 2014. The seventh survey commenced in 2017.

Question 4

The main themes related to culture as identified in most cultural frameworks are gender, hierarchy, identity, virtue, and time.

Question 5

Major theoretical frameworks on culture use dimensions to characterise different cultures and their comparative nature.

Question 6

The GLOBE project defined 10 dimensions of culture, which were measured in the form of societal practices and societal values.

Question 7

Applying the global factory framework points towards the need to focus on cultural differences at a nation state level.

Question 8

Stereotyping means that individuals from specific backgrounds are associated with specific characteristics without considering their individuality.

Question 9

Consumer preferences and consumption patterns, language sharing, and social organisation tend to indicate a convergence of cultures.

Question 10

Humane orientation is a dimension of the Globe project

Question 11

The four cultural dimension initially identified by Hofstede are: Please select all that apply.

A) Uncertainty avoidance
B) Power distance
C) Assertiveness
D) In-group Collectivism

Question 12

An individual's perception, in a subjective and personal way, of the degree of foreignness of another country in known as? Please select all that apply.

A) Liability of foreignness
B) Cultural distance
C) Cultural friction
D) Psychic distance

Question 13

Culture is assumed to be: Please select all that apply.

A) A groups of people's shared system of meanings
B) Relative
C) Learned
D) Groups that share common values and meanings

Question 14

The fundamental components of culture are: Please select all that apply.

A) Language
B) Religion
C) Values and attitudes
D) Customs

Question 15

The degree to which organisational and societal institutional practices encourage and reward collective distribution of resources and collective actions, describes: Please select all that apply.

A) Collectivism
B) Assertiveness
C) Societal collectivism
D) Power distance

Question 16

The societal dimension shapes values and beliefs at which level?

A) Individual
B) Group
C) Organisational
D) Country and Regional

Question 17

The World Values Survey project has revealed that people's beliefs and values play a vital role in?

A) Economic development
B) Future orientation
C) Performance orientation
D) People's attitude to towards time

Question 18

Stereotypes rises because of

A) Inability to be in possession of all relevant knowledge and to process the respective information.
B) The easy access to information
C) The uncertainty of our vision
D) The absence of secondary sources of information

Question 19

Historically, transaction and exchange has been more intense between groups with greater:

A) Geographic and cultural proximity
B) Cultural friction
C) Cultural distance
D) Psychic distance