Exam 6: The Cultural Environment

______________ are how we see ourselves as a group distinguished from others.

It is important to know that culture and residual variables are the same.

The term __________ comes from Italian.

China's ideology has never provided any beliefs or values.

_______________`s classification consist of seven dimensions.

When you see a Chinese immigrant and the first thing that comes to mind is that they like rice. You have just fallen into a culture stereotype.

The most important criticism of Hofstede's work is that his study dealt with many employees at many corporations.

Harmony implies being "at peace" with nature and society. Organizations are viewed as part of the broader social system.

____________says that culture is and can be distinguished by "high context and low context."

According to the text, culture has been defined in literally hundreds of ways.

Which of the following is a character of low Individualism-Collectivism?

The term lingua franca comes from Italian.

Culture is not only about "things," be they products or customs, but, importantly, about meaning. Meanings are not very visible; thus, many aspects of culture must be inferred. This is because culture is tangible.

Long Term Orientation (LTO) represents values of a newer culture.

Egalitarianism means transcendence of self-interests and promoting others' welfare.

High collectivism means that individuals do not seek self-interest.

Culture clustering is the grouping of cultures based on their relative similarity.

Culture, says Huntington, "is both a divisive and a unifying force."

_____________ describes the extent to which traditional masculine values such as aggressiveness and assertiveness are emphasized.

Which country is high on neutral expression?