INTB 3355 SmartBook Module 3:
Sociocultural Forces Questions With
Correct Answers
/. True or false: According to the anthropologist's view, culture is a learned
phenomenon. - Answer-✅*True
[The anthropologist's view is based on the idea that culture is learned; We are not born
with culture]
/.Kylie told the marketing team that it wouldn't make sense to try and market their
company's new frozen meal product line in parts of South Africa because the
consumers didn't have electricity, much less refrigeration. Kylie is demonstrating
______. - Answer-✅*cultural awareness
/.Cultural values play key roles in motivating and evaluating employees. This statement
is an example of culture affecting which business function? - Answer-✅*human
resources
/.When Nestor's U.S.-based company purchased a manufacturing facility in China, the
company decided to increase the output of the facility by adding an overnight shift. The
workers refused to work the overnight hours and eventually the U.S. owner agreed to
return to a regular work schedule and output levels dropped. Which aspect of business
is being affected by culture? - Answer-✅*production
/.A culture's accounting controls directly relate to its assumptions about people's basic
nature. If a firm maintains tight control over its employees throughout the organization,
this suggests what about the culture? - Answer-✅*It has low levels of trust
/.Select all that apply
What three features are associated with the anthropologist's view of culture?
Individuals are born with a culture.
Culture defines the boundaries of different groups.
Culture is shared, patterned, and mutually constructed.
The various aspects of culture are interrelated.
Culture is based on interpersonal dynamics. - Answer-✅*Culture defines the
boundaries of different groups
*Culture is shared, patterned, and mutually constructed
*The various aspects of culture are interrelated
, /.Which statement is accurate regarding the effects of culture on leadership? - Answer-
✅*The role, function, and traits of leaders vary by culture
/.Natalie knew her company could sell its bicycles in England, but she wanted her
marketing team to learn more about how consumers in England use bicycles: Do they
ride them to work, or do they ride bicycles just for pleasure? What aspect of marketing
is Natalie concerned with? - Answer-✅*culture
/.Select all that apply
In which four forms are a culture's aesthetics are expressed most intentionally?
language
music
art
government
folklore
drama - Answer-✅*music
*art
*folklore
*drama
/.Jensen was surprised to learn that the company to which she was applying hires only
graduates from Ivy League schools. This example demonstrates how culture can impact
______ in business. - Answer-✅*human resources
/.Which religion has many denominations and shares a belief that there is one God who
is revealed through human history? - Answer-✅*Christianity
/.In which country does transparency and price drive the procurement process? -
Answer-✅*United States
/.The human-made objects created by a culture are called _______ culture, or artifacts.
- Answer-✅*material
/.When Milli explained to a France-based company that her U.S.-based firm would
provide all of the necessary financial documentation to prove its worth, she was taken
aback when the French company said they would prefer to know who the treasurer of
her company was for the past ten years. This example shows how culture can affect the
Blank______ area of a company. - Answer-✅*accounting
/.The most obvious and distancing cultural distinction associated with newcomers to
international business is ______. - Answer-✅*language
/.True or false: Leadership styles tend to remain constant across cultures - Answer-
✅*False
[The role and function of leaders vary across cultures]
Sociocultural Forces Questions With
Correct Answers
/. True or false: According to the anthropologist's view, culture is a learned
phenomenon. - Answer-✅*True
[The anthropologist's view is based on the idea that culture is learned; We are not born
with culture]
/.Kylie told the marketing team that it wouldn't make sense to try and market their
company's new frozen meal product line in parts of South Africa because the
consumers didn't have electricity, much less refrigeration. Kylie is demonstrating
______. - Answer-✅*cultural awareness
/.Cultural values play key roles in motivating and evaluating employees. This statement
is an example of culture affecting which business function? - Answer-✅*human
resources
/.When Nestor's U.S.-based company purchased a manufacturing facility in China, the
company decided to increase the output of the facility by adding an overnight shift. The
workers refused to work the overnight hours and eventually the U.S. owner agreed to
return to a regular work schedule and output levels dropped. Which aspect of business
is being affected by culture? - Answer-✅*production
/.A culture's accounting controls directly relate to its assumptions about people's basic
nature. If a firm maintains tight control over its employees throughout the organization,
this suggests what about the culture? - Answer-✅*It has low levels of trust
/.Select all that apply
What three features are associated with the anthropologist's view of culture?
Individuals are born with a culture.
Culture defines the boundaries of different groups.
Culture is shared, patterned, and mutually constructed.
The various aspects of culture are interrelated.
Culture is based on interpersonal dynamics. - Answer-✅*Culture defines the
boundaries of different groups
*Culture is shared, patterned, and mutually constructed
*The various aspects of culture are interrelated
, /.Which statement is accurate regarding the effects of culture on leadership? - Answer-
✅*The role, function, and traits of leaders vary by culture
/.Natalie knew her company could sell its bicycles in England, but she wanted her
marketing team to learn more about how consumers in England use bicycles: Do they
ride them to work, or do they ride bicycles just for pleasure? What aspect of marketing
is Natalie concerned with? - Answer-✅*culture
/.Select all that apply
In which four forms are a culture's aesthetics are expressed most intentionally?
language
music
art
government
folklore
drama - Answer-✅*music
*art
*folklore
*drama
/.Jensen was surprised to learn that the company to which she was applying hires only
graduates from Ivy League schools. This example demonstrates how culture can impact
______ in business. - Answer-✅*human resources
/.Which religion has many denominations and shares a belief that there is one God who
is revealed through human history? - Answer-✅*Christianity
/.In which country does transparency and price drive the procurement process? -
Answer-✅*United States
/.The human-made objects created by a culture are called _______ culture, or artifacts.
- Answer-✅*material
/.When Milli explained to a France-based company that her U.S.-based firm would
provide all of the necessary financial documentation to prove its worth, she was taken
aback when the French company said they would prefer to know who the treasurer of
her company was for the past ten years. This example shows how culture can affect the
Blank______ area of a company. - Answer-✅*accounting
/.The most obvious and distancing cultural distinction associated with newcomers to
international business is ______. - Answer-✅*language
/.True or false: Leadership styles tend to remain constant across cultures - Answer-
✅*False
[The role and function of leaders vary across cultures]
