GEB 3213 FINAL FSU UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

GEB 3213 FINAL FSU UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS

Question:
1. When we interpret other cultures based on our own cultural framework, what can happen?
Answer:
A biased view which can cause stereotyping.

Question:
2. What is the prototype point-of-view?
Answer:
Though cultures display common characteristics which constitutes stereotyping, this allows for flexibility.
It provides room for the acceptance of individual differences.

Question:
3. What is characteristic of high-context cultures?
Answer:
The rely on the context of the message to convey important information. They do not trust words alone to
convey meaning.

Question:
4. What is characteristic of low-context cultures?
Answer:
Rely on words spoken in a message to convey important information. They believe in direct
communication and being straight forward.

Question:
5. What is ethnocentric staffing?
Answer:
The same language is used in each office no matter where it is located.

Question:
6. what is polycentric staffing?
Answer:
Managers are hired from each offices host country.

Question:
7. what is geocentric staffing?
Answer:
Requires that mangers be the best candidate for the job regardless of national, cultural, and/or linguistic
backgrounds.

Question:
8. Individuals from non-English speaking cultures can be confused by and take what form of speech
literally?

, Answer:
Idioms

Question:
9. What is characteristic of hierarchical cultures?
Answer:
Cultures are more rigid and class-conscious.

Question:
10. What is characteristic of horizontal cultures?
Answer:
Cultures are egalitarian and prefer to view all members as having equal footing.

Question:
11. Which cultures value relationship over results?
Answer:
Asian cultures

Question:
12. Is the U.S. considered a doing - oriented or being-oriented culture?
Answer:
Doing oriented

Question:
13. When an individual requires an intermediary in order to approach someone in authority, what kind of
power distance is this?
Answer:
High power

Question:
14. Why do some cultures refrain from doing business on certain days of the week?
Answer:
Luck, superstition, and fate.

Question:
15. In which cultures does the direct writing approach seem rude?
Answer:
African, South and Central American, Asian, and Southern European.

Question:
16. What writing approach is preferred in North America?
Answer:
The direct approach

Question:
17. What is paralanguage?