Question 1

Austria, the United Kingdom, the United States and Switzerland are all _____ cultures.

Accepted Answer

Austria, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Switzerland all are specific cultures.

Question 2

Describe the difference between an achievement culture and an ascription culture.How does an understanding of these differences help an international manager be effective in dealing with clients outside his or her own culture?

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Question 3

A(n) _____ culture is one in which people are accorded status based on how well they perform their functions.

Accepted Answer

An achievement culture is one in which people are accorded status based on how well they perform their functions.

Question 4

Societal collectivism refers to the degree to which:

Accepted Answer

Societal collectivism refers to the degree to which organizational and societal institutional practices encourage and reward collective distribution of resources and collective action.

Question 5

What is GLOBE? Discuss its cultural dimensions.

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Question 6

Describe the term culture.Is culture one thing or are there many dimensions to culture?

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Question 7

Under GLOBE analysis, which of the following countries were the most assertive?

Accepted Answer

According to GLOBE analysis, assertiveness refers to "the degree to which individuals in organizations are assertive, confrontational, and aggressive in social relationships". Spain and the U.S. scored high on assertiveness, indicating that individuals in these countries are more likely to be confrontational and assertive in social relationships.

Question 8

_____ is the belief that circumstances dictate how ideas and practices should be applied.

Accepted Answer

Particularism is the belief that circumstances dictate how ideas and practices should be applied.

Question 9

Discuss the notions of individualism and communitarianism as given by Trompenaars.

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Question 10

In his early research, Trompenaars found that in countries such as the United States, Australia, Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom, there was high:

Accepted Answer

Trompenaars found that in countries such as the United States, Australia, Germany, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, there was high universalism.

Question 11

A(n) _____ culture is one in which emotions are held in check.

Accepted Answer

A neutral culture is one in which emotions are held in check.

Question 12

Discuss Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions.

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Question 13

A(n) _____ culture accords status based on age, gender, or social connections.

Accepted Answer

An ascription culture is one in which status is attributed based on who or what a person is.

Question 14

A(n) _____ culture is one in which both public and private space are similar in size and individuals guard their public space carefully, because entry into public space affords entry into private space as well.

Accepted Answer

A diffuse culture is one in which public space and private space are similar in size and individuals guard their public space carefully, because entry into public space affords entry into private space as well.

Question 15

According to Trompenaars, _____ refers to people regarding themselves as individuals, while _____ refers to people regarding themselves as part of a group.

Accepted Answer

For Trompenaars, individualism refers to people regarding themselves as individuals, while communitarianism refers to people regarding themselves as part of a group.

Quiz 4: The Meanings and Dimensions of Culture