Question 1

Female managers are rare where which of these cultural dimensions is lowest?

Accepted Answer

A)   in-group collectivism
B)   uncertainty avoidance
C)   gender egalitarianism
D)   individualismE) All of the above
F) A) and C) C

Question 2

Spatial orientation is a cultural measurement of ____ during speaking

Accepted Answer

A)   room awareness
B)   space needed for gestures
C)   where eyes look
D)   distance between peopleE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

________ is the degree to which a collective encourages and rewards group members for performance improvement and excellence.

Accepted Answer

A)   Uncertainty Avoidance
B)   Power Distance
C)   Assertiveness
D)   Performance OrientationE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

Short term cultures are characterized by

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A)   high savings rates
B)   persistence in pursuing goals
C)   ranking based on status
D)   expectations of quick profitE) C) and D)
F) All of the above D

Question 5

The goals of cross-cultural management studies include each of these EXCEPT:

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A)   determining how to cause organizational behavior to become the same across countries and cultures
B)   description of organizational behavior within countries and cultures
C)   comparison of organizational behavior within countries and cultures
D)   explanation and improvement of employee, customer, suppliers, or business partner interactions in different countries and culturesE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

Which of these GLOBE study dimensions explains why high-performance might not be rewarded much in certain cultures?

Accepted Answer

A)   gender egalitarianism
B)   assertiveness
C)   performance orientation
D)   humane orientationE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

Which researcher

Accepted Answer

A)   Kluckhohn and Kroeber
B)   Hosftede
C)   Schein
D)   Trompenaars and Hampden-TurnerE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 8

In countries with this cultural context, employees tend to prefer fixed compensation packages.

Accepted Answer

A)   high uncertainty avoidance
B)   low uncertainty avoidance
C)   high collectivism
D)   high individualismE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

In societies high on gender egalitarianism

Accepted Answer

A)   roles are highly gender-defined
B)   women and men advance equally
C)   women advance more
D)   men advance moreE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

________ is the degree to which members of a collective expect power to be distributed equally.

Accepted Answer

A)   Uncertainty Avoidance
B)   Power Distance
C)   Assertiveness
D)   Performance OrientationE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

Which researcher

Accepted Answer

A)   Kluckhohn and Kroeber
B)   Hosftede
C)   Schein
D)   Trompenaars and Hampden-TurnerE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

Which of these Trompenaar dimensions distinguishes between cultures that believe more in absolute or relative truths?

Accepted Answer

A)   specific vs. diffuse
B)   emotional vs. neutral
C)   individualism vs. communitarianism
D)   universalism vs. particularismE) B) and C)
F) A) and D) D

Question 13

Which of these is NOT a criticism of the Hofstede study?

Accepted Answer

A)   could not be replicated
B)   mixed practice with values
C)   sex and classes ignored
D)   interaction between variables ignoredE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 14

According to the Hofstede study, which of these countries did NOT exhibit a small power distance?

Accepted Answer

A)   New Zealand
B)   Phillipines
C)   Great Britain
D)   USAE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

A long-term culture is characterized by each of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)   low savings rates
B)   respect for social and status obligations within certain limits
C)   high investment activity
D)   readiness to subordinate oneself to a purposeE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

In-group collectivism is the degree to which individuals express pride, loyalty, and cohesiveness in their

Accepted Answer

A)   individual work
B)   organizations or families
C)   donations to charity
D)   none of the aboveE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Which of these countries does NOT have a high context culture?

Accepted Answer

A)   Germany
B)   France
C)   Japan
D)   ChinaE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

According to Gerhart, most of the variance in cross-cultural management studies results come from

Accepted Answer

A)   individual manager-specific differences
B)   organization-specific differences
C)   country-specific differences
D)   cultural differencesE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 19

When a culture treats time as one thing after another

Accepted Answer

A)   time dimension
B)   monochrome time
C)   polychrome time
D)   time conceptE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

Publicly rewarding a specific employee's performance might be seen poorly by the employee and others because of which cultural dimension?

Accepted Answer

A)   power distance
B)   uncertainty avoidance
C)   femininity vs. masculinity
D)   individualism vs. collectivismE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Exam 2: The Cultural Context of IHRM

Female managers are rare where which of these cultural dimensions is lowest?

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Spatial orientation is a cultural measurement of ____ during speaking

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________ is the degree to which a collective encourages and rewards group members for performance improvement and excellence.

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Short term cultures are characterized by

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The goals of cross-cultural management studies include each of these EXCEPT:

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Which of these GLOBE study dimensions explains why high-performance might not be rewarded much in certain cultures?

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Which researcher

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In countries with this cultural context, employees tend to prefer fixed compensation packages.

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In societies high on gender egalitarianism

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________ is the degree to which members of a collective expect power to be distributed equally.

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Which of these Trompenaar dimensions distinguishes between cultures that believe more in absolute or relative truths?

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Which of these is NOT a criticism of the Hofstede study?

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According to the Hofstede study, which of these countries did NOT exhibit a small power distance?

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A long-term culture is characterized by each of the following EXCEPT:

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In-group collectivism is the degree to which individuals express pride, loyalty, and cohesiveness in their

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Which of these countries does NOT have a high context culture?

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According to Gerhart, most of the variance in cross-cultural management studies results come from

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Publicly rewarding a specific employee's performance might be seen poorly by the employee and others because of which cultural dimension?

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