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