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A country’s “degree of globalization” is based on social, political, and economic activities T/F |
True |
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In the United States, the direct investment offoreign-based companies grew from $9 billion in 1966 to more than $166 billionin 2012. T/F |
True |
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Foreign investors are more likely to start newAmerican businesses than purchase existing businesses T/F |
False |
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It’s been estimated that 20 to 40 percent of American managers fail to perform adequately abroad because they haven’t been sufficiently prepared for adjusting to the foreign culture T/F |
false |
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Culture is what we grow upin. T/F |
True |
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Differences between cultures must be understood but not accepted for international business T/F |
false |
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Uncertainty avoidanceindicates the extent to which a society accepts the fact that power ininstitutions and organizations is distributed unequally. T/F |
False |
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The Philippines, Venezuela, and Mexico are countries with low power distance. T/F |
False |
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A manager in a country withhigh power distance might favor a controlling strategy and behave like anautocrat. T/F |
True |
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Hofstede’s dimensions are similar for countriesthat are geographically close together. T/F |
false |
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Collectivism is evidenced by people taking careof only their immediate families. T/F |
false |
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Denmark, Sweden, and Norway are consideredmasculine societies. T/F |
false |
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Canada and the United States are low-contextcultures T/F |
true |
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An advantage of learning thelanguage when you are an international traveler is the avoidance ofinterpretational disasters. T/F |
true |
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. A very firm handshake is the universal business greeting T/F |
false |
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A business suit may not be the appropriateattire for an evening of entertainment in some societies. T/F |
true |
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Normal gift-giving practices in some countriesare considered unethical in others. T/F |
True |
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In a high context culture, people look formeaning in what is not said. T/F |
true |
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What is expected to be key to worldwide economic revival? |
interdependence |
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Which of the following is areason to become familiar with international business communication practicesdiscussed in the chapter? |
you may find yourself working for a company owned by a company from another country |
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Which concept proposed thatadvancements in communication and transportation technologies would compressthe world to a point where it would be one big happy unit? |
global village |
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. The idea that under the skin, all human beings are alike, brothers and sisters in the common family of man is known as the: |
universality myth |
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Which one of the following is not a dimension ofnational culture? |
uncertainty acceptance |
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Which of the following suggests a loosely knitsocial framework in which people are expected to take care of themselves andimmediate family only? |
individualism |
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A culture that approves of placing family abovewealth is considered to have a _______ dimension. |
feminine |
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In which of the followingcountries are business cards handed to the recipient with both hands with theinformation facing the receiver? |
Japan |
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Which of the following are considered insultingin some countries? |
all choices |
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Which is a potential gift-giving blunder? |
all choice are correct |
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Which of the following is a characteristic of agood intercultural communicator? |
non defensive |
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. Preparation for a foreign assignment may include |
learning another language |
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The need for more intercultural awareness arises from |
both b an c |
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The speed with whichinternational trade fell so uniformly during the global economic collapse of2008 was due to |
vertical specialization |
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Why should managersbecome culturally sensitive? |
both A and B |
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Culture includes |
all choices |
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According toHofstede’s dimensions of cultural differences, the United States has |
low uncertainty avoidance |
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Thefact that many US workers do not take advantage of the Family and Medical LeaveAct is an indication of which dimension of cultural differences? |
. femininity-masculinity |
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Research shows thatwhen employees of different cultures work for a multinational firm |
their culturaldifferences strengthen |
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According to the USDepartment of Education, which foreign languages are the most important tolearn |
Both A and B |
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. Machine translators,such as Google Translate, should not be relied upon because |
they do not account for cultural factors |
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Bribing someone duringthe conduct of business is a violation of which US law? |
FCPA |
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Aperson who sees his/her country as the best in the world and looks down onothers as inferior because they are different is known as |
ethnocentric |