Terms, Examples, etc.
Some cultures prioritize the group/community before the individual. This is known as...
a. Individualism
b. Collectivism
c. Power Respect
d. Nationalism
b. Collectivism
What is NOT an example of non-verbal communication?
a. Whispering something to your boss in a meeting
b. Maintaining silence before a meeting starts
c. Wearing a suit to a meeting
d. Avoiding eye contact with your manager
a. Whispering something to your boss in a meeting
What is Lingua Franca?
a. National/Indigenous languages of a region
b. Refers to a person's second language
c. A common language that people who speak different languages use to communicate.
d. A language that is easy to learn
c. A common language that people who speak different languages use to communicate.
In these cultures, age is respected and a manager’s stature is correlated with age.
Asian and Arab cultures
A culture with high power distance is most likely to:
a. Promote equality of all members
b. Have ranks and authority figures
c. Empower young people to express their ideas
d. Encourage frequent challenges to leadership decisions
b. Have ranks and authority figures
________ is the unconscious use of one's own culture to help assess new surroundings.
a. Ethnocentrism
b. Self-reference criterion
c. Nationalism
d. Cultural preference
b. Self-reference criterion
Why is back-translation used?
a. to save money on paying for a translator
b. to ensure correct translation
c. to avoid sabotage
d. to reach a wider audience
b. to ensure correct translation
Most of the population in South America practices this religion
Roman Catholicism
What elements/values/attitudes can be misinterpreted by different cultures?
a. Time management
b. Saying no
c. Delivery of bad news
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
Which of the following is NOT an element of culture
a. Language
b. Social structure
c. Population size
d. Religion
c. Population size
Why is understanding cultural differences important in international business?
a. To adapt other cultures into one's own culture
b. To follow the political, economic, social, and ethical norms within a host society
c. To have more similarities within cultures
d. To not get influenced by other cultures and protect one's culture
b. To follow the political, economic, social, and ethical norms within a host society
The most common Lingua Franca
English
Element of social structure that categorizes people based on their birth, occupation, educational achievements, etc.
a. Social Stratification
b. Social Unification
c. Social Mobility
d. Social Attitude
a. Social Stratification
The Cultural Cluster Approach ...
a. Comprises countries that share many cultural similarities
b. Cluster's people from different cultures so that they can learn from each other's cultures
c. Tries to influence other cultures to expand one's culture to a bigger territory.
d. Consists of observing other cultures and learn from them to avoid concentration in only one culture
a. Comprises countries that share many cultural similarities
In some countries, religion...
a. can affect people's diet or food preferences
b. can affect the roles of women and men
c. can affect the types of products people buy
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
Country where silence may indicate nothing more than that the individual is thinking or that additional conversation would be disharmonious.
Japan
What is acculturation?
a. Refusing to adapt other culture's traditions
b. Learning a new language
c. Move to a new country with a different culture
d. Modify and adapt one's behavior to make it compatible with a culture
d. Modify and adapt one's behavior to make it compatible with a culture
The Hofstede’s six dimensions are...
a. Social Orientation, Age Orientation, Uncertainty Orientation, Goal Orientation, Time Orientation, Indulgence-Resistance Orientation
b. Social Orientation, Power Orientation, Uncertainty Orientation, Goal Orientation, Language Orientation, Indulgence-Resistance Orientation
c. Social Orientation, Power Orientation, Uncertainty Orientation, Intelligence Orientation, Time Orientation, Indulgence-Resistance Orientation
d. Social Orientation, Power Orientation, Uncertainty Orientation, Goal Orientation, Time Orientation, Indulgence-Resistance Orientation
d. Social Orientation, Power Orientation, Uncertainty Orientation, Goal Orientation, Time Orientation, Indulgence-Resistance Orientation
What is the difference between high and low context cultures?
a. In low context cultures, words mean literally what they mean; in high context cultures not only the words, but assumptions, and social cues are important for communication too.
b. In low context cultures, people usually tend to speak less than high context cultures. People in high context cultures tend to talk a lot.
c. In low context cultures, people are more shy and reserved. People in high context cultures tend to be more outgoing and extroverted.
d. In low context cultures, assumptions, social cues are important for communication. In high context cultures, words mean literally what they mean.
a. In low context cultures, words mean literally what they mean; in high context cultures not only the words, but assumptions, and social cues are important for communication too.
Country (Countries) in America (the continent) with low context culture
The United States or Canada