Question 1

Like Christianity and Judaism, Islam is a monotheistic religion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The concept of mobility between castes within an individual's lifetime makes no sense to traditional Hindus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following Confucian ethics is central to the Chinese concept of guanxi?

Accepted Answer

A) Holding all material possessions in trust for God 
B) Renunciation of the material world 
C) Devoting life to a spiritual quest 
D) Reciprocal obligations 
E) Individual progress 
A) Holding all material possessions in trust for God 
B) Renunciation of the material world 
C) Devoting life to a spiritual quest 
D) Reciprocal obligations 
E) Individual progress

Question 4

A major distinction between a conventional bank and an Islamic bank is that Islamic banks:

Accepted Answer

A) are allowed to charge higher interest rates on loans. 
B) cannot accept private deposits. 
C) cannot pay or charge interest. 
D) are not subject to any form of law. 
E) are supposed to refrain from making a profit through any source. 
A) are allowed to charge higher interest rates on loans. 
B) cannot accept private deposits. 
C) cannot pay or charge interest. 
D) are not subject to any form of law. 
E) are supposed to refrain from making a profit through any source.

Question 5

The murabaha contract is the most widely used among the world's Islamic banks, primarily because it is the easiest to implement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is true about the Islamic banking method the mudarabah?

Accepted Answer

A) A mudarabah contract is similar to a profit-sharing scheme. 
B) Under mudarabah, when an Islamic bank lends money to a business, it charges interest on the loan. 
C) It is the most widely used banking method among the world's Islamic banks, primarily because it is the easiest to implement. 
D) It has been proven that a mudarabah contract discourages both long-term savings and long-term investment. 
E) A mudarabah contract uses a price markup method to make profits. 
A) A mudarabah contract is similar to a profit-sharing scheme. 
B) Under mudarabah, when an Islamic bank lends money to a business, it charges interest on the loan. 
C) It is the most widely used banking method among the world's Islamic banks, primarily because it is the easiest to implement. 
D) It has been proven that a mudarabah contract discourages both long-term savings and long-term investment. 
E) A mudarabah contract uses a price markup method to make profits.

Question 7

Buddhism has the highest number of adherents in the world today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The emphasis on individualism has led to the widespread diffusion of self-managing work teams within Japanese organizations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What is the difference between folkways and mores?

Accepted Answer

A) Folkways are norms that are seen as central to the functioning of a society, whereas mores are the routine conventions of everyday life. 
B) Violating mores tends to bring more serious retribution than violating folkways. 
C) Folkways exclude rituals and symbolic behaviors included in mores. 
D) Folkways have much greater significance than mores. 
E) Mores cannot be enacted into laws, whereas folkways can. 
A) Folkways are norms that are seen as central to the functioning of a society, whereas mores are the routine conventions of everyday life. 
B) Violating mores tends to bring more serious retribution than violating folkways. 
C) Folkways exclude rituals and symbolic behaviors included in mores. 
D) Folkways have much greater significance than mores. 
E) Mores cannot be enacted into laws, whereas folkways can.

Question 10

When compared to American society, Japanese society lacks:

Accepted Answer

A) commitment to lifetime employment. 
B) emphasis on group memberships. 
C) self-managing work teams. 
D) close cooperation between individuals. 
E) dynamism and entrepreneurship. 
A) commitment to lifetime employment. 
B) emphasis on group memberships. 
C) self-managing work teams. 
D) close cooperation between individuals. 
E) dynamism and entrepreneurship.

Question 11

Which of Hofstede's dimensions focused on how a society deals with the fact that people are unequal in physical and intellectual capabilities?

Accepted Answer

A) individualism versus collectivism 
B) power distance 
C) uncertainty avoidance 
D) masculinity versus femininity 
E) Confucian dynamism 
A) individualism versus collectivism 
B) power distance 
C) uncertainty avoidance 
D) masculinity versus femininity 
E) Confucian dynamism

Question 12

Individuals become a member of the social category to which their parents belong.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following religions does not owe its founding to any one particular individual?

Accepted Answer

A) Buddhism 
B) Hinduism 
C) Christianity 
D) Islam 
E) Confucianism 
A) Buddhism 
B) Hinduism 
C) Christianity 
D) Islam 
E) Confucianism

Question 14

Which of the following is a possible downside of emphasizing the primacy of group identification over individualism?

Accepted Answer

A) It encourages managerial mobility between companies. 
B) It leads to a lack of dynamism and entrepreneurship. 
C) It hampers team building and cooperation. 
D) It raises the costs of doing business due to its adverse impact on managerial stability. 
E) It leads to the lack of company-specific skills and a network of contacts among managers. 
A) It encourages managerial mobility between companies. 
B) It leads to a lack of dynamism and entrepreneurship. 
C) It hampers team building and cooperation. 
D) It raises the costs of doing business due to its adverse impact on managerial stability. 
E) It leads to the lack of company-specific skills and a network of contacts among managers.

Question 15

The emphasis on individualism may make it difficult to build teams within an organization to perform collective tasks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following statements is true about culture?

Accepted Answer

A) Culture is static as it does not evolve. 
B) Multinational enterprises can themselves be engines of cultural change. 
C) The cost of doing business in a country or region is always independent of its culture. 
D) It is not possible for a country to support multiple cultures. 
E) The values and norms of a culture emerge fully formed. 
A) Culture is static as it does not evolve. 
B) Multinational enterprises can themselves be engines of cultural change. 
C) The cost of doing business in a country or region is always independent of its culture. 
D) It is not possible for a country to support multiple cultures. 
E) The values and norms of a culture emerge fully formed.

Question 17

What is the common aspect of the teachings of Hinduism and Buddhism?

Accepted Answer

A) Both stress the afterlife and spiritual achievement rather than material progress. 
B) Both support the existence of a caste system. 
C) Both advocate the same kind of extreme ascetic behavior. 
D) Both propagate the Noble Eightfold Path as a route for transformation. 
E) Both condemn the payment or the receipt of interest on loans and deposits. 
A) Both stress the afterlife and spiritual achievement rather than material progress. 
B) Both support the existence of a caste system. 
C) Both advocate the same kind of extreme ascetic behavior. 
D) Both propagate the Noble Eightfold Path as a route for transformation. 
E) Both condemn the payment or the receipt of interest on loans and deposits.

Question 18

The emphasis on individualism results in a low degree of managerial mobility between companies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Confucianism and Confucian ethics influence behavior and shape culture in parts of Asia, hence it is correct to characterize Confucianism as a religion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

People who cannot take food or safety for granted tend to have authoritarian tendencies, and believe that men make better political leaders than women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Like Christianity and Judaism, Islam is a monotheistic religion.

The concept of mobility between castes within an individual's lifetime makes no sense to traditional Hindus.

Which of the following Confucian ethics is central to the Chinese concept of guanxi?

A major distinction between a conventional bank and an Islamic bank is that Islamic banks:

The murabaha contract is the most widely used among the world's Islamic banks, primarily because it is the easiest to implement.

Which of the following is true about the Islamic banking method the mudarabah?

Buddhism has the highest number of adherents in the world today.

The emphasis on individualism has led to the widespread diffusion of self-managing work teams within Japanese organizations.

What is the difference between folkways and mores?

When compared to American society, Japanese society lacks:

Which of Hofstede's dimensions focused on how a society deals with the fact that people are unequal in physical and intellectual capabilities?

Individuals become a member of the social category to which their parents belong.

Which of the following religions does not owe its founding to any one particular individual?

Which of the following is a possible downside of emphasizing the primacy of group identification over individualism?

The emphasis on individualism may make it difficult to build teams within an organization to perform collective tasks.

Which of the following statements is true about culture?

What is the common aspect of the teachings of Hinduism and Buddhism?

The emphasis on individualism results in a low degree of managerial mobility between companies.

Confucianism and Confucian ethics influence behavior and shape culture in parts of Asia, hence it is correct to characterize Confucianism as a religion.

People who cannot take food or safety for granted tend to have authoritarian tendencies, and believe that men make better political leaders than women.

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Exam 4: Differences in Culture

Like Christianity and Judaism, Islam is a monotheistic religion.

The concept of mobility between castes within an individual's lifetime makes no sense to traditional Hindus.

Which of the following Confucian ethics is central to the Chinese concept of guanxi?

A major distinction between a conventional bank and an Islamic bank is that Islamic banks:

The murabaha contract is the most widely used among the world's Islamic banks, primarily because it is the easiest to implement.

Which of the following is true about the Islamic banking method the mudarabah?

Buddhism has the highest number of adherents in the world today.

The emphasis on individualism has led to the widespread diffusion of self-managing work teams within Japanese organizations.

What is the difference between folkways and mores?

When compared to American society, Japanese society lacks:

Which of Hofstede's dimensions focused on how a society deals with the fact that people are unequal in physical and intellectual capabilities?

Individuals become a member of the social category to which their parents belong.

Which of the following religions does not owe its founding to any one particular individual?

Which of the following is a possible downside of emphasizing the primacy of group identification over individualism?

The emphasis on individualism may make it difficult to build teams within an organization to perform collective tasks.

Which of the following statements is true about culture?

What is the common aspect of the teachings of Hinduism and Buddhism?

The emphasis on individualism results in a low degree of managerial mobility between companies.

Confucianism and Confucian ethics influence behavior and shape culture in parts of Asia, hence it is correct to characterize Confucianism as a religion.

People who cannot take food or safety for granted tend to have authoritarian tendencies, and believe that men make better political leaders than women.

Globalization

National Differences in Political, Economic, and Legal Systems

National Differences in Economic Development

Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Sustainability

International Trade Theory

Government Policy and International Trade

Foreign Direct Investment

Regional Economic Integration

The Foreign Exchange Market

The International Monetary System

The Strategy of International Business

Entering Foreign Markets

Exporting, Importing, and Countertrade

Global Production and Supply Chain Management

Global Marketing and Rd

Global Human Resource Management

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