Quiz 2

Quiz 2

Direction: Please select the correct answer(s). Write your answers in an MS Word or .rtf document and upload into the appropriate folder in the Assignment Folder.

Chapter 2

1. Which of the following is NOT true about cultural diversity?

A) Companies may gain competitive advantages by bringing together people of diverse backgrounds.

B) Cultural diversity is most successful when domestic and foreign firms establish joint ventures.

C) Cultural diversity may help a company gain deeper knowledge about products and services.

D) The process of bringing people of different national cultures together is often difficult.

2. A problem of using the nation as a reference point for culture is that ________.

A) nations fail to mediate the different interests within their boundaries

B) self-stereotypes tend to fall along national lines

C) such an approach tends to be polycentric

D) variations tend to be great within a country

3. Most people's basic value system is ________.

A) modified significantly between childhood and adulthood

B) altered during adulthood through imposition

C) affected primarily by teenage peer pressure

D) acquired mainly during early childhood

4. Based on the hierarchy-of-needs theory, in which of the following would fulfillment of lower-order needs be the best motivator?

A) wealthy countries

B) Protestant countries

C) high femininity countries

D) very poor countries

5. In societies where trust is high, ________.

A) people tend to be more future-oriented

B) business costs are typically lower

C) people tend to be more fatalistic

D) family businesses are dominant

6. Assume a firm plans to expand internationally. If its managers wish to avoid pitfalls caused by differences in "silent language," they should consider differences in ________.

A) normal proximity during conversations

B) degree of detail expected in written contract

C) the meaning of slang words during presentations

D) importance of adherence to schedules...