Exam 2: The Global and Cultural Contexts

Mehran has grown up in a culture where breaking rules and norms of behavior is considered to be serious.Her parents and teachers often reminded her that rules are to be obeyed and that she risked serious consequences if she did not conform.Based on this information,one could deduce that Mehran's culture is:

The United States is generally considered a high-context culture.

At Google,leaders placed particular attention to employee needs.

The examples of Apple and Goldman Sachs are similar in that in both cases:

According to Trompenaars,incubators are:

According to Trompenaars,guided missiles are:

The United States and Australia are among the most individualistic cultures in the world.

Sheryl Sandberg,COO of Facebook,believes that one cause of gender equality is:

Collectivist and vertical cultures tend to consider all group members equal with little hierarchy.

According to Eagly and her colleagues in the 2003 study,what is the likely reason why female leaders are more transformational than male leaders?

_________ cultures focus on hierarchy;while _________ cultures focus on equality.

According to the U.S.Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in 2012,_________ were the largest number of sex discrimination claims.

The recent changing views of what is considered effective leadership is taking on more stereotypically feminine traits.

Which best describes a county characterized with a high power distance?

At Apple and Goldman Sachs,leaders push for performance and outcomes more than developing employees as a whole person.

National organizational heritage refers to management styles based on national cultures.

French employees typically do not expect to participate in decision making to the same extent as U.S.or Swedish employees.This may be partially because:

In vertical individualistic cultures:

The GLOBE cultural model uses nine dimensions to understand and explain culture.

Compared to the United States,Japanese culture has a shorter-time orientation.