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14 Cards in this Set
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All the following are truth about culture except
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Culture is always directly observable
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Cultural values
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Tell us what is true and beautiful and what legitimate goals in life
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According to the text probably the most important cultural level for international business management is?
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Major subcultures
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Organizational culture refers to the
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Set of important understandings that members of an organization share
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Some people believe that the norms, values, and beliefs of their own culture represent the only view of the world. This is called
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Ethnocentrism
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Cultural relativism represents
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That all cultures are valid and ethical responses to the problems of the living world
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On which of Hofstede's value dimensions does the US rank highest?
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Individualism
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Countries high on uncertainty avoidance have norms, values, and beliefs such as
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Experts and authorities are usually correct
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Training for conformity and evaluations based on complacence and trustworthiness characterize countries with
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High power distance
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People from ____ countries would probably feel most comfortable with an autocratic (theory x) task directed style.
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All of the above.
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A culture which has dominant values of success, money, and material things is probably
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High on masculinity
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In countries that rank high on Hofstede's masculinity index
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Work is central to life and job recognition is very important
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Which of the following 7d cultural dimensions represents the extent to which an individual's life is involved in his/her work
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Specific versus diffuse
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Which of the following is true regarding a future oriented society?
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Organizational change is considered necessary and beneficial
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