Exam 2: The Cultural Environments Facing Business

There is a strong correlation between the intensity of religious belief and attributes that lead to economic growth,such as obeying laws and thriftiness.

Ellen,a U.S.citizen,worked for a U.S.firm in Germany for four years and was transferred back to the firm's home office in Chicago two months ago.Ellen feels significant dissatisfaction with her job and life in Chicago,which is most likely a result of ________.

The term "________ culture" describes a country in which the norm is a money-and-things orientation and a belief that it's better to "live to work" than to "work to live."

If an MNE convinced a popular priest that its vitamin-enriched soft drink would benefit parishioners' health,the MNE would be using ________ to help bring about change.

A potential problem of polycentrism is failure to introduce innovative superiority.

Businesspeople seeking to understand more about another culture in order to successfully conduct business within that culture would be best advised to do which of the following?

One of the potential problems for an MNE that practices too much polycentrism is ________.

When a company does business in another country whose official language is the same as its home country's,the company should most likely ________.

Although English is referred to as the "international language of business,"________.

A firm that begins operating in a culturally similar foreign country will most likely face few necessary cultural adjustments.

Most people's basic value system is ________.

What are the characteristics of individualist and collectivist cultures?

A problem of using the nation as a reference point for culture is that ________.

In the opening case on the Java Lounge in Saudi Arabia,people in the port city of Jeddah were less culturally conservative than people in the interior of the country.The most likely reason for this is that ________.

The identity of a nation is typically promoted through symbols,monuments,and museums.

Describe the four major theories discussed in your text that explain why motivation differs from one country to another.

What is culture shock? How can an international employer help prevent culture shock and improve the success of expatriates?

The lack of cultural guidebooks and research specifically for international managers poses a significant problem for global firms.

A culture in which people prefer to handle tasks sequentially is a polychronic culture.