MGMT 425 Chapter 4 UL

What is the most widely practiced religion in the world?

Christianity

People who violate folkways are considered to be evil or bad. T/F

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.

You have a meeting scheduled for 9:00 am in Ecuador with your new boss. You want to make a good impression. You should arrive at?

9:15

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.

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.

The social rules and guidelines that prescribe appropriate behavior in a particular situation are called

Norms

Roll over each name to read the description. Decide which dimension of Hofstede's cultural values is represented. Then drag the name to the appropriate value.

Power Distance - Ming Individualism/ Collectivism - Ben Uncertainty Avoidance - Elena Masculinity/ Femininity - Jiro Time Orientation - Bill

Christianity - Son of God Islam - Pilgrimage to Mecca Hinduism - Dharma Buddhism - A path for transformation

Roll over the items on the left that are related to the economic implications of major religions, read their descriptions, and then drop them in the correct position.

Values - Freedom - Role of Women Folkways - Japanese Business Etiquette - Time Orientation Mores - Use of Alcohol - Theft

Roll over the items on the left to view examples related to values, folkways, and mores. Then drag the example to the correct category.

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

The more flexible approach to time that has emerged in parts of Miami where there are large immigrant populations suggests that?

a nation's culture is not static.

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

Steve has been preparing for his trip to Sweden. He has learned that in Sweden a tradition called Academic Quarter helps to define the acceptable time for arriving for meetings. Steve is?

demonstrating cross-cultural literacy

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

Ruth is meeting her counterpart at her company's subsidiary in Brazil. Her meeting was scheduled for 2:00 pm, but because of her late flight, Ruth arrives at 2:30 pm. Her host?

will probably be unfazed by the time of her arrival.

The system of values and norms that are shared among a group of people and then when taken together constitute a design for living refers to __________.

Culture

________ refers to a set of moral principles, or values, that are used to guide and shape behavior?

Ethical system

The Emirates Group has a workforce comprised of individuals with 160 different nationalities. Suppose that one individual is convinced that his culture is superior to his co-workers. The individual is being ______.

Ethnocentric

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. T/F

False

The value systems and norms of a country have little influence on the costs of doing business in that country. T/F

False

Knowing what time to show up for a meeting in a foreign country reflects which part of culture?

Folkways

The Emirates Group is headquartered in Dubai where the dominant religion is _________.

Islam

A mudarabah contract of Islamic banks is similar to a profit-sharing scheme. T/F

True

Hofstede's power distance dimension focused on how a society deals with the fact that people are unequal in physical and intellectual capabilities. T/F

True

Most of the world's ethical systems are the product of religions. T/F

True

One of the biggest dangers confronting a company that goes abroad for the first time is the danger of being ill-informed. T/F

True

The workforce at The Emirates Group is comprised of people with 160 different nationalities. This diverse workforce ________.

should increase cross cultural literacy in the company

English is now the preferred language in most business and social situations in Dubai, the headquarters of The Emirates Group. This illustrates _________.

that culture is not a constant

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.