In a _________ culture, if an employee asks a manager for a raise and the answer is no, the manager might explicitly say no.
A) collectivistic
B) individualistic
C) low-context
D) high-context
E) none of these

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In a low-context culture, communication is direct and explicit. Therefore, the manager is likely to explicitly say "no" to the employee's request for a raise, without any hidden meanings or implications. In high-context cultures, communication is more indirect and relying on context or nonverbal cues, making it less clear whether the answer is really "no" or not. The collectivism and individualism dimensions refer to how much emphasis is put on the group vs. the individual, and are not directly related to the directness or indirectness of communication.

In a _________ Culture, If an Employee Asks a Manager