Exam 3: Organizational Behavior in a Global Context

International teams that largely rely on electronically mediated communication to coordinate and accomplish their work are referred to as:

Define the concept of an expatriate and identify three ways companies can prepare expatriates to deal with a new business culture.

Opportunities for international participation would be high for associates and managers in firms that use a _________ strategy.

Denmark and Sweden score very low on gender egalitarianism.

____________ is the degree to which members of a society expect power to be unequally distributed.

An example of a country scoring high on power distance would be:

________is a stress reaction involving difficulties coping with the requirements of life in a new country.

In some cultures, actions can affect relationships more than thinking and talking.

_________ management provides associates with decision power and the information they need to use that power effectively.

The country with the most amount of corruption is:

Humane orientation is the degree to which members of society value:

McDonald's has done______to accommodate cultural differences in its restaurants than many other countries.

Research suggests that spousal inability to adjust to the new setting is not a significant cause of premature departure from a foreign assignment as previously thought.

Political risks relate to instability in national governments, such as the threat of civil war.

Culture shock is a stress-based reaction to an unfamiliar culture.

__________ and ______________ have many opportunities for international exposure and experiences in firms that use a transnational approach.

An example of a low-context culture would be:

American leaders of Euro Disney originally failed to understand some European workplace norms that produced a less friendly approach to guests in the park.

______is an individual who leaves his or her home country to live and work in a foreign land

____is a phenomenon where trust develops rapidly based on positive reciprocated tasked-related communications.