Exam 3: Managing Diversity in a Global Environment

All of the following are methods a company can use to become global, except __________.

It is usually difficult for small businesses to go global, and they account for a small percentage of all exports.

What is the most important factor in determining the success or failure of an international job assignment?

Lay's potato chips are sold around the globe, but the selection of available flavors varies from country to country to accommodate different taste preferences.This is an example of the ____________________ practices of international and multinational corporations.

If Smith and Wesson attempted to sell handguns directly to a distributor in another country and that country wanted to protect their domestic firearms industry, they would most likely be stopped by a(n) __________.

__________ is the buying and selling of goods and services among different countries.

__________ is considered the most significant factor in holding both women and minorities back from being promoted to top-level positions.

Cultures with high societal collectivism encourage which of these qualities?

Being abruptly transferred to a very different foreign country can lead to what is called __________ shock, which can lead to unknowingly using inappropriate behaviors.

China is a long-term oriented country; the culture focuses primarily on the past and present and immediate gratification.

Which of the following is not one of the cultural dimensions as defined by Hofstede?

Employers are required by law to make __________ for employees' religious beliefs without __________ on the employer.

The Hofstede culture dimensions have been invalidated with time and replaced by Project GLOBE.

Individuals with birth years ranging from 1946-1964 are known as the __________ generation.

Which of the following replaced the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)?

According to the GLOBE dimensions of national cultural diversity, the United States is an example of a country with high __________ and low __________.

Diversity and work aren't separate because we tend to judge the nature of workers by the gender, race, and other diversity of the people who do the work.

A domestic business conducts business in more than one country.

Which of the four types of diversity face the most discrimination?

Hofstede's research identified __________ cultural dimensions.