MBA 776 Exam 2: Accurate Solutions For All Questions
Cultural imperatives correct answer - business customs and
expectations that must be met and conformed to or avoided if relationships
are to be successful
Cultural electives correct answer - relate to areas of behavior or to
customs that cultural aliens may wish to conform to or participate in but that
are not required
Cultural exclusives correct answer - customs or behavior patterns
reserved exclusively for the locals and from which the foreigner is barred and
must not participate
American management style correct answer - 1. Master of destiny
viewpoint
2. Interdependent enterprise
3. Merit
4. Decisions based on objective analysis
5.wide sharing in decision making
6. Never-ending quest for improvement
7. Competition is crucial for efficiency
Power distance index correct answer - measures power inequality
between superiors and subordinates within a social system
Silent language correct answer - how time, space, things, friendships,
and agreements vary across cultures
Monochromatic time correct answer - north americans, swiss, germans,
concentrate on one thing at a time, concerned with promptness
Low-context culture correct answer - a culture in which people are
expected to be direct and to say what they mean
High-context culture correct answer - people rely heavily on situational
cues for meaning when communicating with others
, Polychromatic time correct answer - simultaneous occurrence of many
things and great involvement of people
Individualism correct answer - pertains to societies in which the ties
between individuals are loose
Collectivism correct answer - pertains to societies in which people from
birth onward are integrated into strong, cohesive groups
Power distance index correct answer - measures the tolerance of social
inequality, that is, power inequality between superiors and subordinates
within a social system
Linguistic distance correct answer - proving useful to marketing
researchers in market segmentation and strategic entry decisions
Bribery correct answer - voluntarily offered payment by someone
seeking unlawful advantage
Exortion correct answer - payments are extracted under duress by
someone in authority from a person seeking only what he or she is lawfully
entitled to
Lubrication correct answer - involved a relatively small sum of cash, gift,
or service given to a low-ranking official in a country where those offerings
are not prohibited by law
Subornation correct answer - the giving of large sums of money -
frequently not fully accounted for - designed to entice an official to commit an
illegal act on behalf of the one offering the money
Foreign corrupt practices act correct answer - u.s. law regulating
behavior regarding the conduct of international business in the taking of
bribes and other unethical actions.
Relationship-oriented culture correct answer - •high context
•collectivism
•high power distance (including gender)
•bribery more common*
Cultural imperatives correct answer - business customs and
expectations that must be met and conformed to or avoided if relationships
are to be successful
Cultural electives correct answer - relate to areas of behavior or to
customs that cultural aliens may wish to conform to or participate in but that
are not required
Cultural exclusives correct answer - customs or behavior patterns
reserved exclusively for the locals and from which the foreigner is barred and
must not participate
American management style correct answer - 1. Master of destiny
viewpoint
2. Interdependent enterprise
3. Merit
4. Decisions based on objective analysis
5.wide sharing in decision making
6. Never-ending quest for improvement
7. Competition is crucial for efficiency
Power distance index correct answer - measures power inequality
between superiors and subordinates within a social system
Silent language correct answer - how time, space, things, friendships,
and agreements vary across cultures
Monochromatic time correct answer - north americans, swiss, germans,
concentrate on one thing at a time, concerned with promptness
Low-context culture correct answer - a culture in which people are
expected to be direct and to say what they mean
High-context culture correct answer - people rely heavily on situational
cues for meaning when communicating with others
, Polychromatic time correct answer - simultaneous occurrence of many
things and great involvement of people
Individualism correct answer - pertains to societies in which the ties
between individuals are loose
Collectivism correct answer - pertains to societies in which people from
birth onward are integrated into strong, cohesive groups
Power distance index correct answer - measures the tolerance of social
inequality, that is, power inequality between superiors and subordinates
within a social system
Linguistic distance correct answer - proving useful to marketing
researchers in market segmentation and strategic entry decisions
Bribery correct answer - voluntarily offered payment by someone
seeking unlawful advantage
Exortion correct answer - payments are extracted under duress by
someone in authority from a person seeking only what he or she is lawfully
entitled to
Lubrication correct answer - involved a relatively small sum of cash, gift,
or service given to a low-ranking official in a country where those offerings
are not prohibited by law
Subornation correct answer - the giving of large sums of money -
frequently not fully accounted for - designed to entice an official to commit an
illegal act on behalf of the one offering the money
Foreign corrupt practices act correct answer - u.s. law regulating
behavior regarding the conduct of international business in the taking of
bribes and other unethical actions.
Relationship-oriented culture correct answer - •high context
•collectivism
•high power distance (including gender)
•bribery more common*
