Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

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. B

Question 3

___________ 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 B

Question 4

Because of the expatriate manager's and the manager's family's inability to adjust to the foreign work environment, many overseas assignments end early and unsuccessfully.

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

The term emotional intelligence (EQ) has been used to describe an individual's ability to be effective in cross-cultural situations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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 8

Interestingly, ethical issues are universal and do not vary from culture to culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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 bribesF)  All are statements are trueG)  Statements d and e are untrue

Question 10

Behavior is difficult to predict because people adapt their behaviors to what they believe others expect of them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

____________ assumes absolute truths that would require exactly the same standard and behavior in every culture.

Accepted Answer

A)   Ethical imperialism
B)   Ethical relativism
C)   Cultural imperialism
D)   Cultural relativism

Question 12

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

Question 13

Research suggests that 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 14

Research finds that successful international business persons are inflexible when it comes to cultural aspects with little or no tolerance for ambiguity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In its Bribe Payers Index (BPI) of 2008, Transparency International (TI) cited Russia, China, Mexico, and India for having particularly high levels of perceived bribery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Justice and fairness are universal human values. Therefore, specific beliefs and preferences about what is a fair allocation are also universally interdependent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The additional cost 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 19

Which of the following is false about culture?

Accepted Answer

A)   Culture can be defined as "collective mental programming."
B)   Culture represents different patterns of believing.
C)   Culture is used to interpret the world.
D)   Cultures new to an individual will impact his/her interpretation of experience.

Question 20

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

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

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

The "psychic distance paradox" causes performance failures because:

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

Because of the expatriate manager's and the manager's family's inability to adjust to the foreign work environment, many overseas assignments end early and unsuccessfully.

Which of the following is false?

The term emotional intelligence (EQ) has been used to describe an individual's ability to be effective in cross-cultural situations.

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

Interestingly, ethical issues are universal and do not vary from culture to culture.

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

Behavior is difficult to predict because people adapt their behaviors to what they believe others expect of them.

____________ assumes absolute truths that would require exactly the same standard and behavior in every culture.

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

Research suggests that 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.

Research finds that successful international business persons are inflexible when it comes to cultural aspects with little or no tolerance for ambiguity.

In its Bribe Payers Index (BPI) of 2008, Transparency International (TI) cited Russia, China, Mexico, and India for having particularly high levels of perceived bribery.

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

Justice and fairness are universal human values. Therefore, specific beliefs and preferences about what is a fair allocation are also universally interdependent.

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

Which of the following is false about culture?

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.