D270 MIDTERM – KOLOVU EXAMINERS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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D270 MIDTERM – KOLOVU EXAMINERS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Cultures Importance in IB -Answer- DON'T MAKE ASSUMPTIONS
- American Team: Expects open discussion and direct feedback; they want everyone's ideas and opinions. May come across rude. Action oreinted. Not good listeners
- Chinese Team:...
D270 MIDTERM – KOLOVU EXAMINERS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Cultures Importance in IB -Answer- DON'T MAKE ASSUMPTIONS
- American Team: Expects open discussion and direct feedback; they want everyone's
ideas and opinions. May come across rude. Action oreinted. Not good listeners
- Chinese Team: This team follows hierarchy and assumes the idea is already approved
by higher-ups, so they agree without critique.
- German Team: Values detailed analysis; thoroughly reviews and suggests
improvements, leading to longer discussions. Direct conversation. Think chinese are
gublible
Sources of Change -Answer- - Change by choice
- Change by imposition/cultural imperialism
- Change by creolization/cultural diffusion
ex: Emily in Paris
Influences to cultural formation & change -Answer- Language
- diffuser and stabilizer of culture
- common language is a unifying source
- there can still be misunderstandings (British VS Americans)
Religion
- cultural stabilizer
- Indonesia vs Saudi Arabia: religious differences in different countries might be
different. Both follow islam, but different ways people interact
Indonesia: male and female to spend time together
Saudia Arabia: male and female cannot spend time together
- Where religion is more strict it is hard to make change.
Major Behavioral Practices Affecting Business:
Social Stratification -Answer- - hierarchies influencing class and status
- determined by individuals' achievements and talents (meritocracy) and their group
identifications
Major Behavioral Practices Affecting Business:
Work Motivation -Answer- - materialism and motivation
- expectation of success and reward
- performance and achievement
- hierarchy of needs
, 1.0 - Guidelines for Cultural Adjustment -Answer- - host society acceptance
- degrees of cultural differences
2.0 - Guidelines for Cultural Adjustment -Answer- Companies and management
orientations
Polycentrism: customized to host country
Ethnocentrism: our way or high way, home country centric approach
Geocentrism: blend of both
Power Distance -Answer- the extent to which less powerful members of institutions and
organizations within a country expect and accept that power is distributed unequally
Individualism VS Collectivism -Answer- the need to socialize, learn, build friendships
independently or within the organization
Individualistic cultures -Answer- - personal achievement
- direct communication
Collectivist culture -Answer- - Team Success and Group Goals
- Group decision making
- Collaboration > competition
Cognitive Trust -Answer- work based -> don't fw workpalce relationships
Affective Trust -Answer- relationship based -> go to dinners
Idealism VS Pragmatic -Answer- how cultures focus first on the whole and then the
parts or the opposite
Idealism -Answer- ex: Argentina
- pursues high ideals despite obstacles
- prefers quality, long term, honestly, and care
- risks losing market and money
- faces challenges from stakeholders who doubt
Pragmatism -Answer- ex: USA
- acts based on what is practical and possible
- prefers speed, short term, opportunism, and delivery
- risks compromising product and reputation
- faces complaints from stakeholders who accuse
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