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11. Executive performance bonuses, high position power, and tactical or short-range planning suggest a corporate culture that emphasizes:

a. low risk taking.

b. consensus decision making. c. high uncertainty avoidance. d. individualism.

12. An expatriate manager is one who:

a. has left a transnational organization to work for a competitor.

b. works within a foreign-owned company within their own country. c. works in a country other than his or her home country.

d. has given his or her allegiance to a transnational type of organization over a more national/domestic perspective.

13. Which of the following is a difference between masculinity and femininity?

a. Men are meant to be tough, whereas women are meant to tender.

b. Only men are meant to be assertive, whereas as women are meant to be nurturing. c. Men are meant to be modest, whereas women are meant to be decisive.

d. Only men are meant to be nurturing, whereas women are meant to be tough.

14. A country that is long-term oriented:

a. is typically careful about spending money. b. is most likely to respect tradition.

c. is more likely to meet social obligations.

d. is generally focussed on the past and present.

15. In which of the following cultures should you avoid directly saying no?

a. Japan

b. Saudi Arabia c. Mexico

d. Canada

16. Which of the following was NOT recommended as a technique for increasing the sensitivity of differences between people from various cultures?

a. Describing one another’s culture b. Cultural sensitivity training

c. Role analysis technique (RAT)

d. Cross-cultural task forces or teams

17. While the globalization of business affects all parts of the organization, which area of the organization is particularly affected?

a. Marketing b. Operations c. MIS

d. Human resources

18. Attention to diversity has particularly increased in recent years because of:

a. the use of telecommunications.

b. the opportunity for use of lower cost labor in other countries. c. the changing demographics of the working population.

d. legislation.

19. According to your text, African-Americans and Hispanic-Americans are likely to be at a disadvantage within organizations because:

a. they are under-represented in declining occupations.

b. they tend to live in a small number of large cities that are facing severe economic difficulties. c. available jobs in the future will require less skill than in the past.

d. the proportion of African-Americans and Hispanic-Americans who are qualified for higher level jobs are often higher than the proportion of qualified whites and Asian-Americans.

20. The globalization of business and changing demographic trends will present organizations with a tremendously culturally diverse workforce which represents the risk that:

a. prejudices and stereotypes will prevent managers and employees from developing a synergy. b. employee families will not be left intact and this could cause a drop in productivity.

c. values will begin to erode.

d. opportunities will not be available to employees within the organization and outside the organization.