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 Denmark Jana met people who marveled about the ability of Americans to be so "bold" and flexible when it came to making decisions about the future, while the Danish tended to rely on rules when facing uncertainty.How would you characterize this trait that Americans appear to have?
A)low uncertainty avoidance
B)high uncertainty avoidance
C)high power distance
D)individualistic

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Low uncertainty avoidance refers to a cultural tendency to tolerate ambiguity and take risks in decision making. Americans are often characterized as having low uncertainty avoidance, which may explain why they are seen as "bold" and flexible in decision making by the Danish.

Jana Has Spent the Last Year Traveling to Different Operations