Global Manufacturing & Trading (GMT) Is a Medium-Sized U

Multiple Choice

Global Manufacturing & Trading (GMT) is a medium-sized U.S. company rapidly expanding in the Asian and Far East markets. The company has decided to open a manufacturing plant in Japan, Taiwan, and Malaysia. GMT will send key top managers from the U.S. office and will hire the lower-level managers and employees from the local markets. GMT managers realize that there will be some cultural differences but are unsure of what and how much.
-GMT managers should know that employees from cultures with a high power distance are more likely to

A) use their power to obtain undue favors.
B) encourage consensus-oriented decision making.
C) avoid people in positions of power.
D) readily accept the high status of other people in the organization.
E) give their power to others as a sign of friendship.