Global lit quiz 7

In low power distance cultures, relationships between bosses and employees are fairly formal

False

People from low power distance cultures accept and expect that power will be distributed unequally

False

In low power distance cultures:

employees will be more inclined to share their ideas with the boss

Managers in high power distance cultures generally:

would not encourage employees to take the initiative on planning projects

According to Hofstede, power distance is based on the value system of the most powerful members.

False

The ideal boss in a low power distance culture is a fatherly autocrat

False

Workers in low power distance cultures are generally more hesitant to discuss problems and concerns

False

Even if a boss is 100% wrong, workers in high power distance cultures will do as he or she tells them, regardless

True

Disagreeing with a professor might be regarded as productive in low power distance cultures

True

In high power distance cultures, access to power is regulated.

True

In high power distance cultures, children are expected to support their parents when they are old

True

In low power distance cultures, it is common for children to contradict their parents

True

Power distance shapes the way things are done at work, at home, and at school.

True

Workers in high power distance cultures expect to be told what to do

True

Which of the following can be regarded as a form of "power" when talking about power distance

ability to make important decisions ability to manage finances and family decisions ability to get others to do what is asked of them, no questions asked

Which of the following is used as a way of decreasing power distance in low power distance cultures:

decentralizing activities

In high power distance cultures

decisions are made at the top subordinates wait for explicit instructions

In low power distance cultures, managers

must earn the right to power through their performance

Which of the following would likely never happen in a high power distance culture:

parents taking the side of their children if the teacher accuses them of misbehaving

What might the use of silence by subordinates imply when communicating with their boss in a high power distance culture

unanimous, unquestioned agreement