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WorksheetsIHRM-week 2 culture
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Hofstede defines culture as...
collective behaviour of a group.
collective behaviour of a group
collective programming of the mind
a simple construct.
A collectivist culture is more likely than an individualist culture to highly value
social harmony
self-reliance
Self-interest
individuality
How does Hofstede view Masculinity in a given society?
A preference for ambition, achievement and assertiveness
As a preference for nurture and harmony.
As a representation of individualism and personal free will.
As a representation of collectivism and group work
Someone from a high power distance society is
less likely to challenge authority.
more likely to challenge authority
reduce risk-taking
value traditions
Value for stability is related to
uncertainty avoidance.
masculinity.
long-term orientation
power distance
Which of the following is NOT a critique of Hofstede's theory?
Uses nation state as primary unit of bounding culture
Fails to recognise subcultures within nations
Fails to recognise subcultures within nations
Extremely complex
Mix of home country and foreign nationals run the foreign subsidiaries. This approach is called...
Polycentric
Regio-centric
geo-centric
ethnocentric
McDonald's is a good example of the following MNC business strategy
Multi-domestic
transnational
international
global
Purchase of one company by another is called
merger
international joint venture
greenfield start
acquisition
Values, culture and strategic decisions are determined by
parent company. This is called
Ethnocentric approach
regiocentric approach
geocentric approach
polycentric approach
