INB 300 Ch. 3 quiz
____is a set of guidelines for making ethical decisions
A code of conduct
Which if the following is the second set of clusters?
GLOBE clusters
Which if the following set of clusters divide the world into eight civilizations?
Huntington civilizations
Which if the following statements is true of culture?
It has two components:language and religion
Which of the following statements is true of corruption?
It causes misallocation of. Recourses
Which if the following statements is true of knowledge, the second phase in the acquisistion of cultural intelligence?
It is also known as cross-cultural literacy.
Which if the following statements is true of ethics?
It is deeply reflected in formal laws and regulations.
Which of the following statements is true of context?
It is the background against which interaction takes place.
Which if the following statements is true of religion
Its knowledge is crucial for non-religious managers.
___ refers to the ability to identify symbols, rituals and taboos in other cultures.
Knowledge
Which if the following is a feature of low-context cultures
Communication does not rely much on unspoken conditions or assumptions.
Ethics helps to combat corruption, while corruption:
Discourages foreign direct investment
A reactive strategy is active. Firms feel comoelled to act when problems arise
False
A defensive strategy focuses on regulatory compliance
True
Western countries generally nurture firm's with long horizons.
True
___ is a set of guidelines for making ethical decisions.
A code of conduct.
A(n) ___ features emerging organizational norms to accept responsibility and a set of increasingly internalized cognitive beliefs and values toward making certain changes
Accomodative strategy
Which if the following languages is lingua franca?
English
Which if the following options is a factor for the dominance for English as a global business language?
English speaking countries contribute the largest share ifbglobal output.
Many Americans believe in "America exceptionakism", a view that holds the United States to be exceptionally well endowed to lead the world, this is an example of
Ethnocentrism
A defensive strategy is passive. Firms do not feel compelled to act when problems arise, and denial is usually the first line of defense.
False
In the context of acquisition of cultural intelligence, awareness is also known as cross-cultural literacy.
False
Managers in low uncertainty avoidance countries tend to rely on rules
False
In the global fight against corruption, the___wqs enacted by the US Congress in 1977. It bans bribery of overseas officials.
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Which if the following options is an example of a high-context culture?
In japan, negotiators preferring not to flatly say "no" to a busines request.
___ is The idea that the identity of a person is fundamentally his or her own.
Individualism
A(n) ___ maintains that some firm's may be self-motivated to do it right regardless of social pressure
Positive view
___ is the extent to which less influenial members within a countrybexpect and accept that power is distributed unequally.
Power distance
Esta motors is aware that the brake wires used in its cars are of poor quailty, Yet, it refuses to take any action and proceeds to produce and sell the cars. The family of a victim who lost his life due to a brake failure in the middle of a highway sure that company. Esca motors is pressurized by Congress to recall it's cats and compensate the victims with money. Esca motors gives in to the pressure and does what is necessary. This is an example of:
Reactive strategy
The dimension approach is more influential than the context approach because the context approach ___.
Represents only one dimension
Which of the following statements is true of norms?
They affect the focal individuals and firm's.
Which if the following statements is true of formal institutions?
They are supported by the regulatory pillar.
Which if the following statements is true of informal institutions?
They come from socially transmitted information.
Which if the following statements is true of individualist firms
They try to differentiate themselves from each other
Martha is an expatriate manager at Dabinelle Corp. In New Zealand. For the success of her firm, she should develop her cultural intelligence
True