Chapter 4 - Differences in Culture
Priyansh grew up in India, where caste systems have become less prevalent. Which of the following statements is true about a caste system?
A caste system is a rigid form of social stratification.
What is the most widely practiced religion in the world?
Christianity
Geert Hofstede added the dimension of indulgence to the World Values Survey to refer to
a society that allows relatively free gratification of basic and natural human drives related to enjoying life and having fun.
It has been argued that the success of Japanese enterprises in the global economy has been based partly on which of the following?
cooperation between a company and its suppliers on issues such as design, quality control, and inventory reduction
The belief in the superiority of one's own culture is known as
ethnocentrism
Entrepreneurs and business-owners of high uncertainty avoidance cultures will be more willing to take risks and make changes.
false
People who violate folkways are considered to be evil or bad.
false
The value systems and norms of a country have little influence on the costs of doing business in that country.
false
A typical American value is an expectation that people have a right to live the way they want. Values are defined as
ideas about what a group believes to be good, right, and desirable.
Which of the following is a disadvantage of a high degree of managerial mobility between companies?
lack of loyalty and commitment to an individual company
The social rules and guidelines that prescribe appropriate behavior in a particular situation are called
norms.
According to the findings of the World Values Survey,
as countries get richer, there seems to be a shift from survival values to well-being values.
________ refers to a set of moral principles, or values, that are used to guide and shape behavior?
Ethical system
Which of the following aspects of Protestantism paved the way for the subsequent emphasis on individual economic and political freedoms?
the emphasis on individual religious freedom
Hofstede's masculinity versus femininity dimension examined
the relationship between gender and work roles.
Jonathon's family makes a point to sit down to dinner together every night. This is an example of folkways, which are characterized as
the routine conventions of everyday life.
A mudarabah contract of Islamic banks is similar to a profit-sharing scheme.
true
Hofstede's power distance dimension focused on how a society deals with the fact that people are unequal in physical and intellectual capabilities.
true
Most of the world's ethical systems are the product of religions.
true
One of the biggest dangers confronting a company that goes abroad for the first time is the danger of being ill-informed.
true
