Exam 5: Diversity in a Global Economy

Which of the following countries has one of the highest rated cultures based on the dynamic of power distance?

The GLOBE studies identified five value dimensions that varied among different cultures.

Which airline company had one of the worst safety records in the 1990s?

A team's ability to openly reflect upon and revise their work processes, goals, and strategies is known as their:

When an organization hires outside the company to fulfill one or more of its core functions, it is called:

Which of the following countries would be least likely to rely on social norms, rituals, and bureaucratic practices to alleviate the unpredictability of future events?

The deepest layer in the diversity wheel is:

The glass ceiling is an invisible barrier that limits the opportunities for women and minorities to advance to upper-level positions..

________ is when an organization outsources to a company in another country.

The organizational process of creating products in one country and selling them in another is known as __________.

The ________ layer of the diversity wheel is the most surface-level.

Regarding diversity, one can only control technical and cognitive dimensions by developing them over time.

___________ is the process of acquiring products and services from another country.

Surface-level diversity is the degree to which individuals in a group represent differences that cannot be seen.

Professional employee organizations can take care of payroll, benefits, taxes, and all other paperwork that goes along with maintaining a workforce.

Kellogg Company views diversity in which of the following core areas?

Define diversity and explain the difference between deep-level and surface-level diversity.

The difficulty that Ric Stroup, CEO of E5 Systems, faces with his client suggests that success or failure may be due more to intrinsic merit than to the initial conditions.

A help-wanted ad that seeks "females" or "recent college graduates" is an example of which category?

What company does the chapter use as an example of one of the greatest turnaround stories in business history?