Exam 4: Managing in a Global Environment

In a short essay, describe the values according to Hofstede's dimensions of culture held by Australia and New Zealand, and name a country that tends to have similar, and a country that tends to have contrasting, values and attitudes.

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a. Hofstede's study points towards a lot of similarities between Australia and New Zealand in all five dimensions, which is not surprising.There are some small differences when it comes to individualism and power distance.Australia rates quite a bit higher on individualism, and New Zealand has a somewhat smaller power distance.Both countries also ranked well above average on achievement/nurturing.This means Australia and New Zealand are countries that generally foster an individualistic ethic, have representative governments with democratic ideals, are relatively free from threats of uncertainty and have capitalistic economies that in general value a high degree of aggressiveness and materialism.
b. The following describes countries that have similar and countries that have contrasting values and attitudes compared to Australia.Australia is similar to the United States, which is strongly individualistic but low on power distance.This same pattern was exhibited by Great Britain, Canada, the Netherlands and New Zealand.Those least similar to Australia on those dimensions were Venezuela, Colombia, Pakistan, Singapore and the Philippines.

According to the textbook, a widely used and referenced framework which was developed to help managers better understand differences between national cultures was developed by ________.

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Which trade agreement began with 10 Southeast Asian nations and now encompasses a market of more than 622 million people with a combined GDP of US $2.6 trillion?

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An early, initial stage of a company going international is called 'global sourcing', which means ________.

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Question 4

Like Americans, Australians and New Zealanders tend to suffer from parochialism.

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Question 5

The primary motivation for the creation of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)was to accelerate economic progress and increase stability in the Asian region.

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Question 6

In the GLOBE research, which of the following countries was found to be moderate on the humane orientation?

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Question 7

First Visit Abroad Bill Sanderson is in the air over the Middle East and is excited about his first European business trip.His goal is to scout out potential locations and basically provide input as to how the company should proceed with expanding abroad.There are many options, including maintaining the business' head office in Australia and sending over company representatives when necessary or developing a separate company in Europe and hiring locals as managers.In any case, he is confident about this trip but is somewhat concerned about the strange habits and foreign languages.(If only they would just speak English like everyone else!) -Refer to First Visit Abroad (Scenario).If Bill's company eliminated country-designated locations and reorganised based on industry groups, it would best be considered a ________.

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Question 8

The ________ organisation approaches global business from the geocentric attitude.

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Question 9

All members of the EU have united under the same currency - the euro.

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Question 10

The 'assertiveness' dimension in the GLOBE research is basically the same as Hofstede's ________ orientation.

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Question 11

Multinational corporations became commonplace in the mid-1960s.

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Question 12

________ is a cultural measure of the degree to which people tolerate risk and unconventional behaviour.

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Question 13

The GLOBE (Global Leadership and Organisational Behaviour Effectiveness)research program was conducted ________.

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Question 14

One reason for parochialism in Australia and New Zealand is that their students tend to seriously study ________ in school.

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Question 15

A domestic and a foreign firm sharing the cost of developing new products or building production facilities in a foreign country is called a ________.

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Question 16

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of a polycentric perspective?

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Question 17

Which of the following indicates an awareness and sensitivity needed by managers when managing multicultural work teams?

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Question 18

Hofstede identified a time orientation towards life and work, and found that Japan and China were mainly short-term orientation countries.

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Question 19

Which of the following is an Australian global corporation?

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In a short essay, describe the values according to Hofstede's dimensions of culture held by Australia and New Zealand, and name a country that tends to have similar, and a country that tends to have contrasting, values and attitudes.

According to the textbook, a widely used and referenced framework which was developed to help managers better understand differences between national cultures was developed by ________.

Which trade agreement began with 10 Southeast Asian nations and now encompasses a market of more than 622 million people with a combined GDP of US $2.6 trillion?

An early, initial stage of a company going international is called 'global sourcing', which means ________.

Like Americans, Australians and New Zealanders tend to suffer from parochialism.

The primary motivation for the creation of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)was to accelerate economic progress and increase stability in the Asian region.

In the GLOBE research, which of the following countries was found to be moderate on the humane orientation?

The ________ organisation approaches global business from the geocentric attitude.

All members of the EU have united under the same currency - the euro.

The 'assertiveness' dimension in the GLOBE research is basically the same as Hofstede's ________ orientation.

Multinational corporations became commonplace in the mid-1960s.

________ is a cultural measure of the degree to which people tolerate risk and unconventional behaviour.

The GLOBE (Global Leadership and Organisational Behaviour Effectiveness)research program was conducted ________.

One reason for parochialism in Australia and New Zealand is that their students tend to seriously study ________ in school.

A domestic and a foreign firm sharing the cost of developing new products or building production facilities in a foreign country is called a ________.

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of a polycentric perspective?

Which of the following indicates an awareness and sensitivity needed by managers when managing multicultural work teams?

Hofstede identified a time orientation towards life and work, and found that Japan and China were mainly short-term orientation countries.

Which of the following is an Australian global corporation?

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