Cross Cultural Management – Ver Eng

Quiz 2.

Question 1. Japanese firms tend to have a culture of deference which is supported by all of the
following except:
a. the unwillingness of workers to report problems to their superiors
b. the unwillingness of workers to question their superiors
c. the unwillingness of workers to challenge what has been decided
d. the unwillingness of workers to be loyal to the firm
Question 2. According to Dutch researchers Geert Hofstede, there are four dimensions of cultures.
These are:
a. Power distance, uncertainty avoidance, individualism and masculinity
b. Tolerance, group orientation, aggressiveness and forwardness
c. Group orientation, uncertainty avoidance, aggressiveness and forwardness
d. Tolerance, power distance, individualism and aggressiveness
Question 3. Countries in which people blindly obey the orders of their supeiors have a high _____
a. Uncertainty avoidance b. Masculinity index c. Power distance d. Individualism index
Question 4. _____ is “the extent to which people feel threatened by ambiguous situations and have
created beliefs and institutions that try to avoid these”
a. Power distance b. Uncertainty avoidance
c. Individualism versus collectivism d. Masculinity versus femininity
Question 5. Nations that are collectivist in their approach tend to be characterized by:
a. large power distance and low individualism
b. low power distance and high individualism
c. small power distance and weak uncertainty avoidance
d. large power distance and weak uncertainty avoidance
Question 6. Hofstede’s _____ dimension focused on the tendency of people to look after themselves
and their immediate family rather than the tendency to belong to groups to look after each other in
exchange for loyalty.
a. individualism versus collectivism b. masculinity versus femininity
c. Uncertainty avoidance d.
Question 7. According to Hofstede, countries with high _____ index, place great importance on
earnings, recognition advancement and challenge.
a. power distance b. masculinity c. uncertainty avoidance d. individualism
Question 8. ______ is the belief that ideas and practices can be applied everywhere in the world without
modification.
a. particularism b. universalism c. communitarianism d. individualism
Question 9. According to Trompenaars, _____ refers to people regarding themselves as individuals,
while ______ refers to people regarding themselves as part of group.
a. individualism; communitarianism b. individualism; specificism
c. universalism; particularism d. communitarianism; universalism
Question 10. A(n) _____ culture is one in which emotions are held in check.
a. emotional b. buoyant c. neutral d. specific

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Question 11. A(n) _____ culture is one in which both public and private space are similar in size and
individuals guard their public space carefully, because entry into public space affords entry into private
space as well.
a. diffuse b. neutral c. emotional d. specific
Question 12. A(n) _____ cultures is one in which people are accorded status based on how well they
perform their functions.
a. achievement b. ascription c. diffuse d. specific
Question 13. People in _____ have a thought: “We could not believe in them since they only always
help their friends.”
a. Particularism b. Universalism c. Communitarianism d. Individualism
Question 14. Chuc Anh is talking on the phone in the office while a gest Thao enters. Chuc Anh just
raise his hand to Thao and continues the conversation on the phone. Five minutes after the talk. Chuc
Anh stands up and salutes Thao. Chuc Anh is a person of which culture
a. Neutral orientation b. Emotional orientation
c. Synchronous orientation d. Sequential orientation
Question 15. Which following is belong to cultural dimensions of GLOBE project:
a. Power distance, uncertainty avoidance, individualism and masculinity
b. Power distance, uncertainty avoidance, neutral culture and humane orientation
c. Power distance, uncertainty avoidance, specific culture, gender equality & assertiveness
d. Power distance, uncertainty avoidance, collectivism (social & group), gender equality &
assertiveness
Question 16. Cultures with low _____ have people who are more willing to accept that risks are
associated with the unknown and that life must go on in spite of this.
a. Individualism b. Power distance c. Uncertainty avoidance d. Masculinity
Question 17. British people have the adage: “An employ vessel makes the loudest sound”. Which one
of characteristics of British culture does this adage refer?
a. Diffuse b. Neural c. Emotional d. Specific
Question 18. In which culture with high _____ , people try to use court to resolve conflicts and disputes.
a. Particularism b. Universalism c. Communitarianism d. Individualism
Question 19. Relate to the film Gung Ho (1986), what is the name of Japanese motor company?
a. Asia Motors b. Assan Motors c. Nissan Motors d. Nassan Motors
Question 20. Relate to the film Gung Ho (1986), at the beginning of the firm, in Japanese company’s
training program, what did trainers do with their employees:
a. Gently encourage their employees to try the best
b. Shout them lazy and lack of confidence
c. Use stick to beat their employees
d. Both b & c

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