sample questions
Earning a higher than normal profit?
Argentina
What document really contains all shipping consignments info
Bill of Lading
Who is Pakistan's biggest trade partner
China
Which of the following countries has a paternalistic management style
China and Mexico (high power)
Does a collectivist culture lead to consensus-based decision making? Does a collectivist culture lead to low power ratings
Collectivist cultures, such as those of China, Korea, and Japan, emphasize family and work goals above individual needs or desires. Collectivism and individualism deeply pervade cultures
In what form can cars be exported to other countries
Completely built up, completely knocked down, and identify part order
Does a country that is relationship-based tend to have a more Masculine or Feminine management style? Give some examples
Feminine. In South Korea, it is very important to establish relationship before the meeting
What does high context mean? Give an example
High context refers to societies or groups where people have close connections over a long period of time. Many aspects of cultural behavior are not made explicit because most members know what to do and what to think from years of interaction with each other
Arab country you've offered small coffee. After filled a couple times you've had enough. How do you decline the next cup?
Hold the cup and twist your wrists from side to side
Which country is tipping an insult
Iceland
In which country is thumbs up a rude gesture
Iraq
Asking for payment for an item that has not yet been received
Japan
How did IKEA reduce shipping costs?
Letting customers assemble furniture
Which shipping firm moved from Singapore to another port and stopped using Singapore
Maersk
India is considered to be
More corrupt than China
korean businessman hands you his card and park chul u is his name. how do you address him
Mr. Park
You offer a drink in Asian countries and he declines. Do you?
Offer it three times, if you only offer once you're being a bad host
What is the most popular beer in Brazil
Pilsner
Working faster than a production quota requires
Poland
What are sustainable logistics
Reducing dis-benefits associated with the movement of freight
Which country was the Renault Logan car originally produced
Romania
Borrowing money from a bank that charges interest
Saudi Arabia
What's the main advantage of air transportation
Speed
What is a normal workweek in Afhganistan
Sunday-Thursday
Which countries are the least corrupt
Sweden, Ireland & US
A Japanese business associate gives you a small gift. You
Thank them and open it later
When conducting business in a group in Kenya, whom should you greet first
The most senior member
What is outsourcing
Transfer to a third party of the management and delivery of a process previously performed by the company itself
Name two countries that are virtually opposite in every cultural aspect
US and South Korea, Sweden and Mexico
The epitome of low context
US legal system
Which countries are the most individualistic
United states, Ireland, Sweden, and South Africa
which of te following countries are purple flowers a sign of death
brazil and india
What is landed cost
cost of producing, storing and transporting a product to its destination
What cost is reduced by cross-docking
inventory costs
