Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Which of the following describes collective mental programming?

Accepted Answer

A)   National culture
B)   Ethical dilemmas
C)   Cultural chameleon
D)   Cultural Homogeneity D

Question 3

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. D

Question 4

Given the larger distance, workers in a culture of high power distance are 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 an example of a low power distance country?

Accepted Answer

A)   India
B)   The Philippines
C)   Israel
D)   Mexico

Question 6

Studies show that American businesses provide the best support and cross‐cultural training in the world to their managers who are assigned to work overseas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

When dealing with an individual from a different culture,

Accepted Answer

A)   Negotiators generally adapt their negotiation behavior to that of the negotiation partner.
B)   American negotiators are the most flexible to their negotiation partner's behavior.
C)   Canadian and Japanese negotiators are the least flexible to their negotiation partner's behavior.
D)   Negotiators generally do not adapt their negotiation behavior to that of the negotiation partner.

Question 8

Research has found that employees who are higher on which aspect of CQ adjust better to the demands of foreign assignments?

Accepted Answer

A)   Knowledge
B)   Motivation
C)   Action
D)   Intelligence

Question 9

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 10

Spouses of high-level expatriate managers generally serve in a corporate "ambassador" role.

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

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 13

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 14

Workers in a culture of which of these may be more willing to question the boss's authority or even blow the whistle on an unethical manager?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

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 16

Which of the following country is described as having a collectivist culture?

Accepted Answer

A)   Canadians
B)   Australians
C)   Americans
D)   Japanese

Question 17

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 18

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 19

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 20

____________ 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

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

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

Which of the following describes collective mental programming?

Which of the following is false about culture?

Given the larger distance, workers in a culture of high power distance are more willing to question the boss's authority or even blow the whistle on an unethical manager.

Which of the following is an example of a low power distance country?

Studies show that American businesses provide the best support and cross‐cultural training in the world to their managers who are assigned to work overseas.

When dealing with an individual from a different culture,

Research has found that employees who are higher on which aspect of CQ adjust better to the demands of foreign assignments?

Which of the following is false?

Spouses of high-level expatriate managers generally serve in a corporate "ambassador" role.

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

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.

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

Workers in a culture of which of these may be more willing to question the boss's authority or even blow the whistle on an unethical manager?

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 country is described as having a collectivist culture?

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.

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

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

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