Question 1

Which statement is true about culture?

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A)   Culture is static as it does not evolve.
B)   Multinational enterprises can themselves be engines of cultural change.
C)   The cost of doing business in a country or region is always independent of its culture.
D)   It is not possible for a country to support multiple cultures.
E)   The values and norms of a culture emerge fully formed.F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 2

The World Values Survey has linked changes in the values of a country to the country's

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A)   democratic government.
B)   level of economic development.
C)   ability to innovate.
D)   participation in political processes.
E)   decline in urbanization.F) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 3

Elaborate on the Hindu beliefs of dharma, karma, and nirvana.

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Hindus believe that a moral force in soc...

Question 4

Which statement is true of Confucianism?

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A)   Confucianism is a religion principally followed in India, Korea, and Japan.
B)   Confucianism preaches about the supernatural, the concept of a supreme being, and an afterlife.
C)   Confucian ethics raise the costs of doing business in China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan.
D)   Conflict between management and labor tends to be high in the countries that follow Confucianism.
E)   Three values central to Confucianism are loyalty, reciprocal obligations, and honesty in dealing with others.F) D) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

What is one difference between folkways and mores?

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A)   Folkways are norms that are seen as central to the functioning of a society, whereas mores are the routine conventions of everyday life.
B)   Violating mores tends to bring more serious retribution than violating folkways.
C)   Folkways exclude rituals and symbolic behaviors included in mores.
D)   Folkways have much greater significance than mores.
E)   Mores cannot be enacted into laws, whereas folkways can.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 6

Which ethical system that has influenced behavior and shaped culture in parts of Asia, is not considered a religion?

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A)   Confucianism
B)   Hinduism
C)   Islam
D)   Christianity
E)   BuddhismF) None of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 7

The least rigid system of social stratification is a caste system.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

China Innovation Inc. is a devout follower of Confucian ethics. Hence, it hires people who live by similar principles. Which is most likely to be a characteristic of this company?

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A)   The conflict between management and labor will be high.
B)   The company's management will expect blind loyalty from the workers.
C)   It will often indulge in violations of business agreements.
D)   The cost of doing business will be low for those companies that enter into a business with it.
E)   It will not have any relationship networks supported by reciprocal obligations.F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 9

When interacting with a Japanese business counterpart, Lorraine made it very clear that the American way of making the product was superior. Lorraine is demonstrating

Accepted Answer

A)   power distance.
B)   the class system.
C)   ethnocentrism.
D)   individualism.
E)   uncertainty avoidance.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 10

Which of Hofstede's dimensions focused on how a society deals with the fact that people are unequal in physical and intellectual capabilities?

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A)   individualism versus collectivism
B)   power distance
C)   uncertainty avoidance
D)   masculinity versus femininity
E)   Confucian dynamismF) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 11

Mountland Republic follows a system of social stratification that allows for flexibility in terms of social mobility. In this system of open stratification, the status of a person is solely determined by his or her own socioeconomic achievements. Mountland Republic is most likely to be following what type of system of social stratification?

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A)   caste
B)   class
C)   religious
D)   grade
E)   bureaucraticF) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 12

What is a characteristic of high uncertainty avoidance cultures?

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A)   They do not place importance on job security, career patterns, retirement benefits, and so on.
B)   They allow a manager to tightly control subordinates' initiatives.
C)   They demonstrate less emotional resistance to change.
D)   They are characterized by a greater readiness to take risks.
E)   They oppose the use of rules and regulations to exercise control over individuals.F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 13

Under the Islamic banking method of mudarabah, when an Islamic bank lends money to a business, rather than charging that business interest on the loan, it takes a share in the profits that are derived from the investment.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In the country of Burnada, citizens are restricted from moving out of the strata they are born into. Also, individuals are allowed to engage only in the same occupation as their parents. The system of social stratification being practiced in Burnada can be identified as a

Accepted Answer

A)   cluster system.
B)   caste system.
C)   merit-based system.
D)   class system.
E)   bureaucracy-based system.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 15

In the United States, individuals who are born into a class system and are at the bottom of the social hierarchy can work their way up.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

According to Islamic beliefs, private property is considered

Accepted Answer

A)   a favor from Allah.
B)   property of the state.
C)   a privilege and not a right.
D)   a sign of wealth and prosperity.
E)   a sign of moral degradation.F) A) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 17

What Confucian ethic is central to the Chinese concept of guanxi?

Accepted Answer

A)   holding all material possessions in trust for God
B)   renunciation of the material world
C)   devoting life to a spiritual quest
D)   reciprocal obligations
E)   individual progressF) D) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 18

Compare and contrast the principles of Hinduism and Buddhism.

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Hinduism has approximately 1.1 billion a...

Question 19

The concept of mobility between castes within an individual's lifetime makes no sense to traditional Hindus.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In Maddie's company, senior officers eat in the same cafeteria as the entry-level workers. On a trip to a different country, she was surprised to find that the company had different cafeterias for managers and workers as well as different parking lots. The difference that Maddie perceived can be attributed to which of Hofstede's dimensions?

Accepted Answer

A)   uncertainty avoidance
B)   individualism
C)   power distance
D)   collectivism
E)   masculinityF) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

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Which of Hofstede's dimensions focused on how a society deals with the fact that people are unequal in physical and intellectual capabilities?

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The World Values Survey has linked changes in the values of a country to the country's

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