A New Assignment (Scenario)
Mariam was given a new assignment to head up the European division of a multinational organization. Before leaving her country to take up her new assignment she needed training to manage and understand the European division.
-Mariam learned that generally, European cultures did not have high anxiety, nervousness, and stress. This meant they had low__________ .
A) uncertainty avoidance
B) future orientation
C) power distance
D) achievement orientation

Question

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Uncertainty avoidance refers to the extent to which a culture feels threatened by ambiguous or unknown situations and tries to avoid them. Mariam learned that generally, European cultures did not have high anxiety, nervousness, and stress, indicating that they had low uncertainty avoidance.