Exam 15: Individual Behaviour

Subcultures are necessary to achieve organizational diversity.

The first stage in adjusting to a new culture is __________.

Bryan has just moved to Japan from the United States. He currently feels overwhelmed by the new culture, and it has become a target of his criticism. Which of the following stages of adjusting to a new culture does Bryan's condition illustrate?

The __________ is where female leaders get criticized when they act consistent with female subculture stereotypes and when they act consistent with male subculture stereotypes.

An organization is multicultural when:

______ form among people doing the same kinds of work.

Harris and Conference Board polls report that younger workers tend to be more satisfied with their jobs than older workers.

According to Hofstede's dimensions of national cultures, __________ is the degree to which a society emphasizes individuals and their self-interests.

A culture that includes nonverbal signals and context when interpreting communication is classified as a(n) __________.

Which of the following cultures relies mainly on the written and spoken word?

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a multicultural organization?

Bill is at a business dinner meeting in India. When his Indian associates light up a cigarette after the meal, he feels offended as his cultural values discourage such practices. He then lectures his colleagues on the evils of smoking and walks out of the restaurant. In this scenario, Bill is guilty of __________.

In which of the following stages of adjusting to an unfamiliar culture does an individual engage in cultural immersion and view local ways positively?

A culture that is high in uncertainty avoidance would be known for its entrepreneurial spirit.

Naomi, an employee in an insurance firm, hails from a collectivistic culture. If she is assigned to a team project, which of the following steps is she most likely to take?

__________ are informal groupings of people that form around such things as gender, age, race, ethnicity, and even job functions.

People high in __________ view cultural differences not as threats but as learning opportunities.

___________ is the most productive end of the diversity leadership continuum which involves active inclusion of diversity in organizational operations with a goal of multiculturalism.

An effort made by women and minorities to "fit in" by taking on behaviors and characteristics displayed by the majority is known as ___________.

According to Roosevelt Thomas, it is a mistake to assume that affirmative action __________ the desire of minorities to assimilate into the workforce.