Deck 4: Cultural Frameworks and Foundations

Question 1

Emphasizing the history, tradition and rich cultural heritage of those you deal with as evidence of their great potential, would be, according to Hofstede's cultural dimensions:

A) Long-Term Orientation
B) Power Distance
C) Uncertainty Avoidance
D) Masculinity

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Setting specific deadlines in order to complete a task on time, according to Hofstede's cultural dimensions, would be:

A) Physical Orientation
B) Collective Orientation
C) Masculinity Orientation
D) Short-Term Orientation

Answer 2

D

Question 3

If you were in a culture where you had to be aware that people may expect male and female roles to be distinct, you would probably be in a

A) Collectivistic culture
B) Power dominate culture
C) High Masculine culture
D) Low Masculinity culture

Answer 3

C

Question 4

A high power distance country's overall organizational culture would probably include:

A) Flatter organizations, with supervisors and employees considered as almost equals.
B) Having centralized companies, strong hierarchies, and large gaps in compensation, authority and respect.
C) Emphasis on building skills and becoming masters of something in order to exert power.
D) Having a centralized command of power but also considering the ranks of the employees.

Question 5

A _______________culture would tend to need and expect structure because they are used to rules and policies.

A) High Uncertainty Avoidance
B) High Masculinity
C) Low Uncertainty Avoidance
D) Short-term Orientation

Question 6

Musayra is a form of speech used in Certain Arab cultures. It is a way to accommodate/go along with others; a way of communicating that orients the speaker towards a harmonious relationship with the other person; demonstrates respect, and saves face. This style of communication would be connected to

A) Collectivism and femininity (cooperative) communication
B) Collectivism and high-context communication
C) High Power Distance and high-context communication
D) Low Power Distance and low-context communication

Question 7

All cultures must deal with the issue of human equality and inequality. According to Hofstede, that cultural dimension is described as

A) Time orientation
B) Uncertainty avoidance
C) Masculinity-femininity
D) Power Distance

Question 8

Emphasizing the history, tradition and rich cultural heritage of those you deal with as evidence of their great potential, would be, according to Hofstede's cultural dimensions:

A) Long-Term Orientation
B) Power Distance
C) Uncertainty Avoidance
D)Masculinity

Question 9

In the image below, the group of circles on the right side of the picture represents:

A) Communism
B) Collectivism
C) Colonialism
D) Individualism

Question 10

Hofstede's Three Levels of Cultural Programming that go from the deepest to middle to shallow levels are:

A) Society's culture, family culture, individual culture
B) National culture, group culture, individual culture
C) Human nature, culture, personality
D) None of the above