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Betty Cleveland is the vice president of Frankfurter Friday,a highly successful hot dog joint in Oceania.Her company decides to expand to Asia and identifies China as the ideal market.Before she leaves for China,she studies their culture extensively and discovers that the number four is considered extremely unlucky,that not everybody is fluent in China's official language-Mandarin-and that punctuality is a highly valued trait in the country.
-Once in China,Betty witnesses the ease with which Chinese employees incorporate change and new ideas into their work-unlike the people of Oceania who prefer strong systems of rules and guidelines.Which of the following statements within Hofstede's framework is consistent with her observation?

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Betty's observation that Chinese employees are more open to change and new ideas suggests that China scores low on Hofstede's uncertainty avoidance dimension. This means that Chinese culture is less likely to have strict rules and guidelines and is more tolerant of ambiguity and uncertainty.

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