International Business Chapter 3 Review - China

Culture is the beliefs, values, mind-sets, and practices of a group of people.

Ethics is a branch of philosophy that seeks to address questions about morality.

A person’s identity and unique physical, mental, and emotional characteristics defines the:

Even though people are focused on the bottom line, culture plays a crucial role in deciding with whom they do business.

Concepts like time and ethics are objective in nature that do not vary from one culture to another.

In high power distance cultures, superiors and subordinates are more likely to see each other as equal in power.

Local culture, values, and customs play an insignificant role in the business environment.

_ refers to one's tendency to take care of themselves and their family and friend at the expense of the overall society

Cross-cultural understanding means persuading individuals from other cultures to convert to ones’ own point of view.

Values are usually acquired early in life and are often:

The study of cross-cultural analysis incorporates the fields of anthropology, sociology, psychology, and communication.

In _____ cultures, self-realization is counted as among the most important attributes.

In low-context cultures,

Which of the following statements is true about individualistic cultures?

Uncertainty avoidance in a culture refers to:

A challenge to cultural understanding is our frequent inability to understand the influence of culture on personality

According to Geert Hofstede, values are mostly conscious.

The term “national culture” refers to:

The tendency to do one task at a time is seen in:

In cultures where organizations are seen as “guardians,” any effort to lay off employees:

_____ is defined as broad preferences of one state of affairs over the other.

Cultural programming plays an insignificant role in the shaping of values.

_____ most commonly refers to having an understanding of the values and the perspective of another culture.

Culture influences our perspectives to such a great extent that we cannot always account for or comprehend its influence