The cultural onion is a metaphor for

Visible and invisible parts of culture

Will there ever be one global world culture?

No, people attach different meanings to similar things

In particularistic cultures..

Rules are applied in the context of circumstances

The Royal Family is an example of...

A culture based on ascribed status

General policy communicated by the Head Office will be treated as optional guidelines by

Branches in particularistic cultures

Pay-for-performance is unlikely to work in communitarian cultures because

In these cultures result is seen as group effort

Is a way for people to solve problems in daily life

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Cross Cultural Communication

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1
"You cannot cross the street when the traffic light is red". This is an example of...
A norm
A basic assumption about life
A value
A visible artefact
2
The cultural onion is a metaphor for
A piece of art about culture
Visible and invisible parts of culture
A theory for international cooperation
Paintings, music, dance and architecture
3
Will there ever be one global world culture?
No, because people want to protect their own traditions
Yes, because we increasingly collaborate internationally
No, people attach different meanings to similar things
Yes, because we use the same stuff worldwide
4
In particularistic cultures..
Rules are applied in the context of circumstances
Rules do not exist
Rules change all the time
A rule is a rule no matter what
5
De Nederlandse Waterwet is an example of
A norm
A value
An example of a particularistic culture
An example of a communitarian culture
6
Once a week, all employees of the department play football together. This is an example of
A particularistic culture
A communitarian culture
A diffuse culture
An emotional culture
7
Our meetings tend to be vivid, full of smiles, gestures and laughter”. This is an example of
An affective culture
A communitarian culture
A diffuse culture
A particularistic culture
8
The Royal Family is an example of...
A particularistic culture
A communitarian culture
A culture based on ascribed status
A specific culture
9
General policy communicated by the Head Office will be treated as optional guidelines by
Branches in countries with a culture based on achievement
Branches in individualistic cultures
Branches in particularistic cultures
Branches in countries with a specific culture
10
A contract is an example of an agreement between corporations in
A communitarian culture
An individual culture
A universalistic culture
A particularistic culture
11
Pay-for-performance is unlikely to work in communitarian cultures because
In these cultures the norm is that people all earn the same
In these cultures people earn by the hour
In these cultures people do not work independent
In these cultures result is seen as group effort
12
Culture....
Is folklore
Is a way for people to celebrate there identity
Is a way for people to solve problems in daily life
Are the things people use such as iPods

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