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Fundamentals of Management 6th Edition by Ricky Griffin
Edition 6ISBN: 978-0538478755Fundamentals of Management 6th Edition by Ricky Griffin
Edition 6ISBN: 978-0538478755 Exercise 7
Global Awareness
Introduction: As we have noted, the environment of business is becoming more global. The following assessment is designed to help you assess your readiness to respond to managing in a global context. Instructions: You will agree with some of the following statements and disagree with others. In some cases you may find it difficult to make a decision, but you should force yourself to make a choice. Record your answers next to each statement according to the following scale:
4 Strongly agree
3 Somewhat agree
2 Somewhat disagree
1 Strongly disagree
_______ 1. Some areas of Switzerland are very much like Italy.
_______ 2. Although aspects of behavior such as motivation and attitudes within organizational settings remain quite diverse across cultures, organizations themselves appear to be increasingly similar in terms of design and technology.
_______ 3. Spain, France, Japan, Singapore, Mexico, Brazil, and Indonesia have cultures with a strong orientation toward authority.
_______ 4. Japan and Austria define male and female roles more rigidly and value qualities such as forcefulness and achievement more than do Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland.
_______ 5. Some areas of Switzerland are very much like France.
_______ 6. Australia, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Canada, and New Zealand have cultures that view people first as individuals and place a high priority on their own interests and values, whereas Colombia, Pakistan, Taiwan, Peru, Singapore, Mexico, Greece, and Hong Kong have cultures in which the good of the group or of society is considered of greatest importance.
_______ 7. The United States, Israel, Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Norway, Germany, and New Zealand have cultures with a low Orientation toward authority.
_______ 8. The same manager may behave differently in different cultural settings.
_______ 9. Denmark, Canada, Norway, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Australia have cultures in which employees tolerate a great deal of uncertainty, but such high levels of uncertainty are not well tolerated in Israel, Austria, Japan, Italy, Argentina, Peru, France, and Belgium.
_______ 10. Some areas of Switzerland are very much like Germany.
Introduction: As we have noted, the environment of business is becoming more global. The following assessment is designed to help you assess your readiness to respond to managing in a global context. Instructions: You will agree with some of the following statements and disagree with others. In some cases you may find it difficult to make a decision, but you should force yourself to make a choice. Record your answers next to each statement according to the following scale:
4 Strongly agree
3 Somewhat agree
2 Somewhat disagree
1 Strongly disagree
_______ 1. Some areas of Switzerland are very much like Italy.
_______ 2. Although aspects of behavior such as motivation and attitudes within organizational settings remain quite diverse across cultures, organizations themselves appear to be increasingly similar in terms of design and technology.
_______ 3. Spain, France, Japan, Singapore, Mexico, Brazil, and Indonesia have cultures with a strong orientation toward authority.
_______ 4. Japan and Austria define male and female roles more rigidly and value qualities such as forcefulness and achievement more than do Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland.
_______ 5. Some areas of Switzerland are very much like France.
_______ 6. Australia, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Canada, and New Zealand have cultures that view people first as individuals and place a high priority on their own interests and values, whereas Colombia, Pakistan, Taiwan, Peru, Singapore, Mexico, Greece, and Hong Kong have cultures in which the good of the group or of society is considered of greatest importance.
_______ 7. The United States, Israel, Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Norway, Germany, and New Zealand have cultures with a low Orientation toward authority.
_______ 8. The same manager may behave differently in different cultural settings.
_______ 9. Denmark, Canada, Norway, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Australia have cultures in which employees tolerate a great deal of uncertainty, but such high levels of uncertainty are not well tolerated in Israel, Austria, Japan, Italy, Argentina, Peru, France, and Belgium.
_______ 10. Some areas of Switzerland are very much like Germany.
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Fundamentals of Management 6th Edition by Ricky Griffin
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