Question 1

Fluency in a foreign language assists with verbal communication,but helps little in understanding the culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Visitors to another culture will notice things that are important at home but that may not be important in the target culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A country's sociopolitical environment increases the number of ethical questions with a company must deal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Workers in a culture of low power distance may be more willing to question the boss's authority or even blow the whistle on an unethical manager.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is false?

Accepted Answer

A) Organizations are affected by the expatriate manager's ability to adjust to the new setting. 
B) Organizations are not affected by the expatriate family's ability to adjust to the new setting. 
C) Foreign language proficiency is more important for non-English speakers in English-speaking countries. 
D) Cross-cultural training can help an expatriate manager better adjust to the new culture.

Question 6

Successful international business persons are achievers with years of experience in US multinationals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The additional costs of corruption to international projects is less than 5% on average making it practical to include corruption as a cost of doing business.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

If we understand how people think and behave in their native environment,we will understand how a particular group will behave in relation to cultural outsiders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is legal according to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)passed in 1977?

Accepted Answer

A) Payments to high ranking government officials 
B) Grease payments to lower-level government officials 
C) Bribes to political parties 
D) Kickbacks to win overseas contracts 
E) None of the above

Question 10

Many overseas assignments end early and unsuccessfully because the expatriate manager's and the manager's family's inability to adjust to the foreign work environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

___________ defines themselves in terms of their group memberships and their contributions to the success of those groups.

Accepted Answer

A) Individualists 
B) Collectivists 
C) High power distance 
D) Low power distance

Question 12

Although bribes are an accepted part of commercial transactions in many Asian,African,Latin American,and Middle Eastern countries,it is usually against the law in these very same countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

According to the 2009 Corruption Perception Index (CPI),which country would be the least corrupt?

Accepted Answer

A) United States 
B) Haiti 
C) Bangladesh 
D) New Zealand

Question 14

The "psychic distance paradox" causes performance failures because:

Accepted Answer

A) Negotiators who are working in a similar culture to their own perceive the two cultures as being significantly different. 
B) When doing business in cultures that are perceived to be similar,managers prepare less and do not realize the cultures are actually quite different. 
C) Expatriate managers are unable to connect with the local culture after moving from a similar culture. 
D) Managers do not understand the culture's behavior despite language proficiency.

Question 15

____________ reflects acceptance of inequality and respect for social status or class boundaries.

Accepted Answer

A) Individualism 
B) Collectivism 
C) High power distance 
D) Low power distance

Question 16

of the following statements about the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)Anti-Bribery Convention (the "Convention")which are untrue.

Accepted Answer

A) Participating countries include countries in Western Europe and North America 
B) The Convention requires signatories to make it a crime to bribe foreign public officials 
C) The Convention includes the application of criminal penalties 
D) The Convention bans gifts to political parties 
E) The Convention outlaws tax deductibility for bribes
F)All are statements are true
G)Statements d and e are untrue

Exam 11: Managing for Ethics and Social Responsibility in a Global Business Environment

Fluency in a foreign language assists with verbal communication,but helps little in understanding the culture.

Visitors to another culture will notice things that are important at home but that may not be important in the target culture.

A country's sociopolitical environment increases the number of ethical questions with a company must deal.

Workers in a culture of low power distance may be more willing to question the boss's authority or even blow the whistle on an unethical manager.

Which of the following is false?

Successful international business persons are achievers with years of experience in US multinationals.

The additional costs of corruption to international projects is less than 5% on average making it practical to include corruption as a cost of doing business.

If we understand how people think and behave in their native environment,we will understand how a particular group will behave in relation to cultural outsiders.

Which of the following is legal according to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) passed in 1977?

Many overseas assignments end early and unsuccessfully because the expatriate manager's and the manager's family's inability to adjust to the foreign work environment.

___________ defines themselves in terms of their group memberships and their contributions to the success of those groups.

Although bribes are an accepted part of commercial transactions in many Asian,African,Latin American,and Middle Eastern countries,it is usually against the law in these very same countries.

According to the 2009 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) ,which country would be the least corrupt?

The "psychic distance paradox" causes performance failures because:

____________ reflects acceptance of inequality and respect for social status or class boundaries.

of the following statements about the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Anti-Bribery Convention (the "Convention") which are untrue.