Hofstede's Dimensions
Values such as relationships and concern for others prevail.
Nurturing
A society's ways of living transmitted from one generation to another which includes attitudes, beliefs, values, aesthetics, dietary customs, and language.
Culture
Is Japan collectivist or individualistic?
Collectivistic
What is a culture in which a great deal of information and meaning reside in the context of communication, including the background, associations, and basic values of the communicators?
High-context culture
People look after their own and family interests.
Individualistic
Aesthetics
Does the United States have a "freedom to" or "freedom from" mentality?
"Freedom to"
What are the 5 stages of the adoption process?
Awareness, interest, evaluation, trial, and adoption
Comfortable with risks; tolerant of different behaviors and opinions.
What country did Dominos pull out of for being "too American"
Italy
True or False: To function effectively within Japanese society, one must be sensitive to what others want, need, and feel.
True
The self-reference criterion makes us interpret the world in terms of...?
One's own cultural experience and values.
People look to the future and value thrift and persistence.
Long-term orientation
Within a culture, a small group of people with their own shared subset of attitudes, beliefs, and values.
Subculture
What do Japanese schools teach children the importance of?
Cooperation and to not cause bother to others.
What is the name of the sociologist who created the diffusion of innovations framework?
Everett Rogers
Plays down inequalities; employees are not afraid to approach nor are they in awe of the boss.
Low power distance
Renzo Rosso created a jeans brands. He chose the name of his brand because it is "one of the few words pronounced the same in every language". What is the name of his brand?
Diesel
Every meal in Japan starts with the phrase itadakimasu. What does this phrase mean?
"I am receiving"
In the diffusion of innovation model, which of the 5 adopter categories does the textbook say is the most influential?
Early Adopters