Question 1

Define organizational commitment and work commitment. What is the difference between the two concepts?

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Question 2

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a Western view of self?

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A)  uniqueness. 
B)  interdependence. 
C)  individual achievement. 
D)  self-reliance. 
E)  independent.

Question 3

Juan sees his American counterparts putting in long hours and missing out on much family time. He is likely to form an attitude about Americans as being too connected to their jobs.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

An attitude

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A)  is a learned social tendency to react emotionally toward some object or person. 
B)  is formed when perceptions gradually occur over and over again. 
C)  toward self, others, or work varies across cultures. 
D)  involves none of these. 
E)  involves all of these.

Question 5

The level of dedication and allegiance to the firm or group and motivation to work on its behalf is

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A)  the Protestant work ethic. 
B)  in-group bias. 
C)  group orientation. 
D)  work commitment. 
E)  organizational commitment.

Question 6

Discuss the attitudes other countries have towards Americans and how this has an impact on conducting foreign business.

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Question 7

Define perception and discuss its implications for understanding others.

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Question 8

Discuss the effect of context on perception and how it might impact business dealings.

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Question 9

If a manager expects an employee to negotiate and close a contract in one meeting, she or he is probably from a(n) _____________ culture.

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A)  American 
B)  Asian 
C)  polychronic 
D)  monochronic 
E)  Latin

Question 10

Leniency bias tends to be the same among all cultures.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A new computer program resulted in lower production costs and streamlining. The computer programmer is taking credit for the company's success. This is an example of

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A)  self-effacing. 
B)  mirror imaging. 
C)  group orientation. 
D)  internal attribution. 
E)  external attribution.

Question 12

In _______________ cultures, modesty appears to be valued.

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A)  group-oriented. 
B)  high-context. 
C)  low-context. 
D)  individual-oriented. 
E)  Western.

Question 13

The tendency to make attributions about our own behavior by taking credit for success

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A)  attribution theory. 
B)  external attribution. 
C)  self-serving bias. 
D)  a just world. 
E)  internal attribution.

Question 14

The premise on how we assign causes to someone's behavior is called

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A)  Protestant ethic. 
B)  attribution theory. 
C)  a just world. 
D)  stereotypes. 
E)  culture.

Question 15

Employees from Western (and capitalist developed) cultures have less job satisfaction than those in Eastern (Communist/socialist) cultures.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Selective perception

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A)  enables one to interpret and understand all of one's surroundings. 
B)  helps one to attend to all stimuli around. 
C)  enables one to interpret and understand a portion of one's surroundings. 
D)  enables one to avoid cross cultural challenges. 
E)  all of these.

Question 17

Discuss differences in job satisfaction across cultures. What impact might your culture have on your level of job satisfaction?

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Question 18

The Russians have the most favorable opinions of the US compared to Germany, China, France and Japan.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Out-group bias is self-serving for members of one's own cultural group

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Shane has a set schedule and becomes highly irritated when there is deviation from this schedule. Shane is probably from a culture that views time as

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A)  monochronic. 
B)  globular. 
C)  polychronic. 
D)  circular. 
E)  face.

Exam 5: Perception, Interpretation, and Attitudes Across Cultures

Define organizational commitment and work commitment. What is the difference between the two concepts?

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a Western view of self?

Juan sees his American counterparts putting in long hours and missing out on much family time. He is likely to form an attitude about Americans as being too connected to their jobs.

An attitude

The level of dedication and allegiance to the firm or group and motivation to work on its behalf is

Discuss the attitudes other countries have towards Americans and how this has an impact on conducting foreign business.

Define perception and discuss its implications for understanding others.

Discuss the effect of context on perception and how it might impact business dealings.

If a manager expects an employee to negotiate and close a contract in one meeting, she or he is probably from a(n) _____________ culture.

Leniency bias tends to be the same among all cultures.

A new computer program resulted in lower production costs and streamlining. The computer programmer is taking credit for the company's success. This is an example of

In _______________ cultures, modesty appears to be valued.

The tendency to make attributions about our own behavior by taking credit for success

The premise on how we assign causes to someone's behavior is called

Employees from Western (and capitalist developed) cultures have less job satisfaction than those in Eastern (Communist/socialist) cultures.

Selective perception

Discuss differences in job satisfaction across cultures. What impact might your culture have on your level of job satisfaction?

The Russians have the most favorable opinions of the US compared to Germany, China, France and Japan.

Out-group bias is self-serving for members of one's own cultural group

Shane has a set schedule and becomes highly irritated when there is deviation from this schedule. Shane is probably from a culture that views time as