MNGT 361 Chapter 15 Exam Questions
and Answers All Correct
According to Hofstede, a country's economic health is positively correlated with
A) feminist cultures.
B) cultures with no uncertainty avoidance.
C) individualist cultures.
D) cultures with high power distance.
E) collectivist cultures. - Answer-C
In the United States there is a great difference between the highest and lowest paid
individuals. Because of this difference, the United States is a(n)
A) culture with a long-term orientation.
B) individualist culture.
C) culture with low power distance.
D) feminine culture.
E) culture with low uncertainty avoidance. - Answer-B
________ cultures tend to have flatter salary structures.
A) Long-term-oriented
B) Individualist
C) Collectivist
D) Masculine
E) Short-term-oriented - Answer-C
Juan is not used to communication problems and conflicts in the workplace. In his
collectivist culture, he has most likely only seen
A) authoritarian orientation of leaders.
B) devaluation of group decision making.
C) participative management.
D) conflict of individual opinions.
E) highly centralized resolution of issues. - Answer-C
Countries such as Mexico with low human capital are likely to attract
A) direct foreign investment.
B) high-skilled job opportunities.
C) facilities looking for low turnover.
D) unionized low-skill-high-wage jobs.
E) companies looking for an educated workforce. - Answer-D
, Which of the following is true of how human capital affects foreign investment in a
country?
A) Countries with low human capital attract foreign facilities looking for high skills and
low wages.
B) Countries that have high human capital are likely to attract foreign facilities looking
for high turnover.
C) Countries that shift unionized manufacturing jobs to other countries do so for high-
skilled workers.
D) Countries that invest in education are likely to attract direct
foreign investment.
E) Countries that have low human capital are likely to attract foreign facilities looking for
low turnover. - Answer-E
U.S. companies tend to relocate their low-skill-high-wage manufacturing and assembly
jobs to Mexico because it has a
A) strong political-legal system.
B) low level of human capital.
C) strong economic system.
D) low power distance culture.
E) collectivist culture. - Answer-B
Countries that ________ are attractive sites for direct foreign investment that creates
high-skill jobs.
A) have a low-skill-high-wage workforce
B) are developed and highly educated
C) have high human capital
D) invest less on education
E) have high illiteracy rates - Answer-C
When a company invests in education to reap future monetary rewards, it is part of a
________ system.
A) socialist
B) capitalist
C) communist
D) feminine
E) collectivist - Answer-B
China is the ________ for Lenovo Computers headquarters.
A) host country
B) guest country
C) third country
D) expat country
E) parent country - Answer-E
MarchTech Corp. is a software company that has its headquarters in Japan. The
company has operations in France and India. Japan is the ________ of MarchTech.
and Answers All Correct
According to Hofstede, a country's economic health is positively correlated with
A) feminist cultures.
B) cultures with no uncertainty avoidance.
C) individualist cultures.
D) cultures with high power distance.
E) collectivist cultures. - Answer-C
In the United States there is a great difference between the highest and lowest paid
individuals. Because of this difference, the United States is a(n)
A) culture with a long-term orientation.
B) individualist culture.
C) culture with low power distance.
D) feminine culture.
E) culture with low uncertainty avoidance. - Answer-B
________ cultures tend to have flatter salary structures.
A) Long-term-oriented
B) Individualist
C) Collectivist
D) Masculine
E) Short-term-oriented - Answer-C
Juan is not used to communication problems and conflicts in the workplace. In his
collectivist culture, he has most likely only seen
A) authoritarian orientation of leaders.
B) devaluation of group decision making.
C) participative management.
D) conflict of individual opinions.
E) highly centralized resolution of issues. - Answer-C
Countries such as Mexico with low human capital are likely to attract
A) direct foreign investment.
B) high-skilled job opportunities.
C) facilities looking for low turnover.
D) unionized low-skill-high-wage jobs.
E) companies looking for an educated workforce. - Answer-D
, Which of the following is true of how human capital affects foreign investment in a
country?
A) Countries with low human capital attract foreign facilities looking for high skills and
low wages.
B) Countries that have high human capital are likely to attract foreign facilities looking
for high turnover.
C) Countries that shift unionized manufacturing jobs to other countries do so for high-
skilled workers.
D) Countries that invest in education are likely to attract direct
foreign investment.
E) Countries that have low human capital are likely to attract foreign facilities looking for
low turnover. - Answer-E
U.S. companies tend to relocate their low-skill-high-wage manufacturing and assembly
jobs to Mexico because it has a
A) strong political-legal system.
B) low level of human capital.
C) strong economic system.
D) low power distance culture.
E) collectivist culture. - Answer-B
Countries that ________ are attractive sites for direct foreign investment that creates
high-skill jobs.
A) have a low-skill-high-wage workforce
B) are developed and highly educated
C) have high human capital
D) invest less on education
E) have high illiteracy rates - Answer-C
When a company invests in education to reap future monetary rewards, it is part of a
________ system.
A) socialist
B) capitalist
C) communist
D) feminine
E) collectivist - Answer-B
China is the ________ for Lenovo Computers headquarters.
A) host country
B) guest country
C) third country
D) expat country
E) parent country - Answer-E
MarchTech Corp. is a software company that has its headquarters in Japan. The
company has operations in France and India. Japan is the ________ of MarchTech.
