WGU D270 Business Midterm Exam
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A recurring and important reason emphasized in the lecture on why
culture is such a problematic phenomenon in
international business is that
Correct Answer -what is common sense in one location may seem bizarre
in another location
Companies in a given country choose to promote employees based on
their individual achievements rather than on their family connections.
Which of the following is this practice likely to influence in that country?
Correct Answer -Social Stratification
When an organization tends to believe that its business units abroad
should act like local companies, it is known as which of the following?
Correct Answer -Polycentrism
When people at work spend a lot of time on background research, follow
strict processes and value thoroughness over speed, it is said their culture
tends toward
Correct Answer -Certainty
Which of the following relates to a person's status in an organizational
setting?
Correct Answer -Prestige
,What type of management regulates conduct by supplying needs?
Correct Answer -Paternalistic Management
Which of the following is an example of host society acceptance?
Correct Answer -Selling Pork in Muslim countries
Several video clips were shown in class to illustrate how social norms can
influence TV advertising. The commercials shown in class illustrated
differences in all the following EXCEPT
Correct Answer -backlash created when advertisers poked fun at poor
people
Which of the following is one of the major problems that arise from
cultural collisions?
Correct Answer -A company's employees encounter distress due to
adjusting to foreign behaviors.
In terms of the D270 coverage of culture, the main area of focus is on
Correct Answer -the business person's national culture
All of the following were used to describe national culture EXCEPT
Correct Answer -it is genetically inherited from parents
In a cross cultural problemsolving meeting, if a person gives
straightforward negative feedback, some people may label him/her as
mean and uncaring if they tend to be
Correct Answer -relationship oriented
, A cultural dimensions explanation of why in some countries it is common
for the locals to arrive 15, 20, or 30 minutes past the appointed time is that
the culture tends toward
Correct Answer -relationship orientation
For international firms, one advantage of doing business in a totalitarian
government system (from the lecture) is that
Correct Answer -a strong government can create a business friendly,
stable environment
An example of collectivism shown in the lecture was a video clip of
several Japanese kids at bath time. This video illustrated how:
Correct Answer -someone who goes against the norms of a group gets
cast aside
The Freedom House Map of Freedom 2014 indicated that the largest
number of countries are classified as
Correct Answer -Free
Countries often use local content regulations to determine the proportion
of the product that must be made in the local market versus made outside
of the local market in order to ________.
Correct Answer -favor domestic companies
Which of the following is directly responsible for progressively
standardizing legal systems?
Correct Answer -Globalization of markets
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