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The degree that a society or organization rewards members for improvement and excellence.
A. Performance Orientation
B. Humane Orientation
A. Performance Orientation
How assertive, confrontational, and aggressive are members of a society or organization in their social interactions.
A. Dominance
B. Assertiveness
B. Assertiveness
Examples of Egalitarian societies:
A. United States, Israel, New Zealand
B. China, Russia, Venezula
A. United States, Israel, New Zealand
In these societies, status is normally acquired by birth, appointment, or age.
A. Hierarchial
B. Merit
A. Hierarchial
The United States is widely known for its assertive communication style.
A. True
B. False
A. True
This concept views time as linear, sequential, and segmented. Time is rationed and controlled.
A. Monochronic Time
B. Polychronic Time
A. Monochronic Time
In _________ ____ cultures human relationships, not tasks, are important.
A. Polychronic Time
B. Monochronic Time
A. Polychronic Time
The individual is the single most important unit in any social setting.
A. Individualism
B. Collectivism
A. Individualism
Group interests take precedence over those of the individual.
A. Individualism
B. Collectivism
B. Collectivism
Cultures that pratice polychronic time:
A. Arabic, African, and Indian
B. German, Austrian, and Scandinavian
A. Arabic, African, and Indian
An encompassing picture of reality based on a set of shared assumptions about how the world works.
A. Worldview
B. Values
A. Worldview
An umbrella term to collectively talk about values, beliefs, and other orientations that characterize the dominant group within a culture.
A. Integration
B. Cultural Patterns
B. Cultural Patterns
Cultures with high individualism:
A. Malaysia, East Africa, and Portugal
B. United States, Australia, Great Britian
B. United States, Australia, Great Britian
Cultures with high collectivism:
A. Yugoslavia, Mexico, Philippines
B. Canada, Netherlands, New Zealand
A. Yugoslavia, Mexico, Philippines
Countries that favor feminine traits:
A. France, Iran, Taiwan
B. Japan, Austria, Italy
A. France, Iran, Taiwan
Values of flexhumility:
A. High value on education, low value on religion
B. Low value on education, high value on religion
A. High value on education, low value on religion
Values of monumentalism:
A. Humility, Relative Truths
B. Self-pride, Absolute Truths
B. Self-pride, Absolute Truths
Examples of indulgent cultures:
A. Venezuela, Mexico, Puerto Rico
B. South Korea, Italy, Iran
A. Venezuela, Mexico, Puerto Rico
The way societies manage the fact that people are unequal.
A. Inequality
B. Power Distance
B. Power Distance
The extent to which cultures the members of a culture feel threatened by ambiguous or unknown situations.
A. Uncertainty Avoidance
B. Cultural Confidence
A. Uncertainty Avoidance
Most of the meaning exchanged during an encounter is often not communicated through words.
A. Low-context
B. High Context
B. High Context
Low-context cultures:
A. German, Scandinavian, French
B. Japanese, Chinese, Korean
A. German, Scandinavian, French
Facilitates and encourages openness among communication participants, stresses informal interaction between subordinates and seniors, and minimises formalities.
A. Egalitarianism
B. Egocentrism
A. Egalitarianism
Examples of hierarchical societies:
A. Brazil, China, India
B. Mexico, Canada, Great Britian
A. Brazil, China, India
Societies that place a high value on formality:
A. Egypt, Turkey, Japan
B. United States, Mexico, Canada
A. Egypt, Turkey, Japan