Exam 3: Differences in Culture

The standard stereotype of Japan as a country with clearly demarcated roles for men and women and where individuals typically stay with the same employer throughout their working lives,proves the country as having _____ and _____.

Identify the Confucian ethic central to the Chinese concept of "guanxi."

Social mobility refers to the extent to which individuals can move from one country to another.

If a country has a deep-rooted culture of men and women sharing work equally and where men and women are paid equally for the same work,it can be called a _____ culture.

A 25-year study of values in 78 countries,known as the World Values Survey,has documented how values change.Discuss the findings of this study,including findings relating to the quality of life attributes.

_____ is the mother tongue of the largest number of people in the world.

Which was the fifth dimension that Hofstede added to his research? How did Hofstede relate it to economic growth rate?

La-Durando is a country that has achieved rapid economic growth and prosperity over the last couple of decades.According to findings of the World Values Survey,the country is likely to see a cultural shift away from _____ values and toward _____ values.

Culture is:

The right to _____ was central to the nonconformist nature of early Protestantism.

How does the Confucian concept of honesty help bring down the costs of doing business?

In most Western societies,the social standing of individuals is not so much a function of whom they work for as of their individual performance in whatever work setting they choose.

Koran,the holy book of Islam,disapproves of free enterprise and engaging in profitable trade and commerce.

Discuss basic tenets of Buddhism and the economic implications of Buddhism.

In many Western societies,the _____ is the basic building block of social organization.

In all societies,individual attributes and achievements are viewed as being more important than group membership.

In a class society,individuals born into a class at the top of the hierarchy can slip down.

Individualism finds expression in a high degree of managerial mobility between companies,and this is not always a good thing.

According to the World Values Survey,_____ values stress the importance of diversity,belonging,and participation in political processes.

Hofstede's findings about cultural dimensions have consistently defied standard Western stereotypes about cultural differences.