Answers 2024/2025
Globalization - ANSWERSthe process by which businesses or other organizations develop international
influence or start operating on an international scale.
Stereotypes - ANSWERSwidely held beliefs that people have certain characteristics because of their
membership in a particular group
Management Orientation Styles - ANSWERS
Dimensions of Hofstede - ANSWERS1. Power distance
2. Individualism vs. collectivism
3. Masculinity vs. femininity
4. Uncertainty avoidance index
5. *Pragmatic vs. normative*new = degree ppl. Have a strong desire to explain as much as possible +
normative/ short-term
6. *Indulgence vs. restraint*new = degree to which society allows free gratification of basic and human
drives (enjoying life/fun)
Global Study - ANSWERS
Attitudes - ANSWERSpeople's evaluations of objects, of events, or of ideas
Family systems- types - what they represent - ANSWERS
Perceptions - ANSWERSawareness of objects through any of the five senses
Racism - ANSWERSBelief that one race is superior to another
, Values - ANSWERSthe ideas, beliefs, and attitudes about what is important that help guide the way you
live
Ethnocentric views - ANSWERS- Ethnocentrism is universal
- Ethnocentrism contributes to cultural identity
Culture is - ANSWERSLEARNED, PASSED ALONG, DYNAMIC, INTEGRATED SYSTEM
Symbols in culture - ANSWERSTie people together
Culture is deeply rooted in.... - ANSWERSTRADITION
All parts of a culture are interconnected and Integrated - ANSWERSyes
Northeast Asian cultures (e.g. China, Korea, Japan) - ANSWERS- High context cultures
- Employ language in an indirect manner to promote harmony
- Politeness takes precedence over truth
- Importance of formality and hierarchy
- Opposite of western culture's view of communication as a way to increase self-esteem
Arabic - ANSWERS- Language unites and defines greater Arab community
- Language is a function of history
- Language posses emotional content
- Indirectness is used to ensure smooth relations
- Repetition and exaggeration is used to appeal to emotions
- Focus on the present and uncertainty about the future
English - ANSWERS- "I"" is used frequently in conversation