INT_Week5

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of culture?

• Culture is shared

• Culture is learned

• Culture is genetically inherited

• Culture is symbolic

Which of the following cultural factors can directly impact management approaches?

• Technology transfer

• Managerial attitudes

• Business-government relations

• All of the above

Hofstede's cultural dimension of 'Power Distance' refers to:

• The extent to which individuals accept unequal distribution of power

• The degree of gender role differentiation in society

• The level of tolerance for uncertainty and ambiguity

• The preference for long-term vs. short-term rewards

Which framework compares cultures using overlapping normal distributions?

• Trompenaars' Cultural Dimensions

• The GLOBE Project

• Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions

• None of the above

According to the GLOBE Project, 'Performance Orientation' refers to:

• The extent to which a society rewards collective success over individual achievement

• How much a culture values planning, investing, and delaying gratification

• The degree to which a society encourages and rewards group performance improvement

• The level of confrontation and aggression in social relationships

Which of the following cultural dimensions relates to how societies minimize gender role differences?

• Assertiveness

• Gender egalitarianism

• In-group collectivism

• Performance orientation

What does 'Uncertainty Avoidance' measure in a culture?

• The extent to which people rely on norms, rituals, and practices to reduce uncertainty

• The preference for stability over innovation

• The acceptance of centralized decision-making

• The level of individual risk-taking in business

Which of the following is an example of a high organizational loyalty culture?

• A company where employees frequently change jobs for better offers

• A workplace where employees prioritize long-term commitment to their employer

• A company where informal procedures are preferred over formal ones

• A workplace that rewards individual success over teamwork

Which cultural dimension differentiates between societal collectivism and in-group collectivism?

• Power Distance

• Individualism vs. Collectivism

• The GLOBE Cultural Dimensions

• Hofstede's Masculinity vs. Femininity

What is a key difference between Hofstede's and the GLOBE Project's cultural dimensions?

• Hofstede's model considers only economic factors, while GLOBE includes social factors

• The GLOBE Project expands on Hofstede's dimensions with additional cultural aspects

• Hofstede's model is more recent and comprehensive

• The GLOBE Project only focuses on European cultures