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Uncertainty avoidance describes how a culture deals with hierarchical power relationships. - False
Cultures with weak uncertainty avoidance tend to be rather easygoing and flexible regarding different
views. - True
Masculine cultures value relationships over money. - False
Achieving something visible and showing off are considered masculine values. - True
According to Geert Hofstede's research, countries with individualist cultures were wealthier. - True
How decisions are handled within the hierarchy of an organization has implications for the selection and
training of managers in different countries. - True
Individualist cultures such as those found in the United States often exhibit minimal differences
between the highest- and lowest-paid individuals in an organization. - False
Human capital refers to the productive capabilities of individuals. - True
Countries with high human capital are attractive sites for direct foreign investment that creates high-skill
jobs. - True
Capitalist systems attempt to reward individuals for their efforts by allowing them to keep more of their
earnings. - True
____is expected to protect people when they are in trouble. - collectivist
Which of the following is most likely a collectivist country? - Colombia
, Which of the following cultural dimensions describes the degree of inequality among people that is
considered normal? - Power distance
A country with a large power distance - maintains the inequalities in wealth among different sections of
the society.
Sam visits Mexico for a business meeting. At the meeting, Sam addresses the vice president of the firm
by his first name rather than using his title. This is considered offensive. In the context of Hofstede's
cultural dimensions, this difference in cultures is part of the _____ dimension. - power distance
_____ describes how cultures seek to deal with the fact that the future is not perfectly predictable. -
Uncertainty avoidance
A culture characterized by easygoing and flexible people who take each day as it comes is one that is
_____. - weak in uncertainty avoidance
Which of the following is true of cultures that are strong in uncertainty avoidance? - These cultures
condition people to seek security through technology and law.
In the context of Hofstede's cultural dimensions, the masculinity-femininity dimension describes - the
division of roles between the sexes within a society
Which of the following is likely to be valued most in a masculine culture? - Performance
Which of the following is likely to be valued most in a feminine culture? - Solidarity
Which of the following is most likely to be valued in feminine cultures? - Relationships
Which of the following is likely to be valued in a culture with a long-term orientation? - Persistence
Which of the following is likely to be valued in a culture with a short-term orientation? - Tradition
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