WorksheetsInternational Business
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Safe work environments motivate ________; challenges motivate ________.
individualists; collectivists
collectivists; individualists
non-fatalists; fatalists
materialists; non-materialists
Managers should be more precise in their directions to subordinates when ________.
the company has a philosophy of geocentrism
the society believes age equals wisdom
uncertainty avoidance is high
power distance is low
Which of the following has NOT been a major force increasing globalization in recent decades?
liberalization of cross-border trade
increase in and expansion of technology
growing pressure from consumers
decreasing prices of natural resources
A culture in which people prefer to finish one task before starting another is most accurately characterized as which of the following?
low-context
monochronic
pragmatic
high power distance
When divergent cultures come in contact, ________ occurs.
power distance
culture shock
culture collision
group membership
________ refers to a political system in which government is organized by and accountable to the people.
Totalitarianism
Fascism
Socialism
Democracy
The Economic Freedom Index indicates that economic freedom is positively correlated with all of the following EXCEPT ________.
life expectancy
literacy
environment sustainability
diversity
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of capitalism?
private ownership of assets
right to profit from individual effort
state control of factors of production
private control of investment
Presently, which of the following countries is BEST characterized as a pure example of a command economy?
Russia
North Korea
China
Vietnam
Country X is in the process of transforming from a command economy to a market economy. This process most likely involves
standardized procedures implemented by the state
high economic growth rates for the long term
privatization of many factors of production
violent political and legal upheaval
In societies where trust is high, ________.
people tend to be more future-oriented
business costs are typically lower
people tend to be more fatalistic
family businesses are dominant
Expatriate managers located in cultures characterized by ________ have noticed that local employees are highly motivated by retirement programs.
low uncertainty avoidance
high future orientation
low masculinity
high power distance
Most people's basic value system is ________.
modified significantly between childhood and adulthood
altered during adulthood through imposition
affected primarily by teenage peer pressure
acquired mainly during early childhood
The more closed a society is, the more important ________ group membership is.
acquired
age based
education
ascribed
People generally prefer little consultation between superiors and subordinates in cultures where ________ is high.
power distance
fatalism
individualism
self actualisation
