Question 1

Rebecca has always focused on delaying gratification and saving money for her children's educations and her own retirement.According to dimensions from the GLOBE project,Rebecca's behavior reflects:
A) future orientation.
B) in-group collectivism.
C) masculinity.
D) assertiveness.
E) gender egalitarianism.

Accepted Answer

Future orientation refers to the extent to which individuals in a society engage in future-oriented behaviors such as delaying gratification, planning, and investing in the future. Rebecca's behavior of saving money for the future reflects future orientation.

Question 2

Which of these is one of the cultural dimensions identified by Hofstede?
A) Future orientation
B) In-group collectivism
C) Masculinity-femininity
D) Assertiveness
E) Gender egalitarianism

Accepted Answer

Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory includes the dimension of "Masculinity vs. Femininity," which refers to the distribution of roles between the genders in a society.

Question 3

A society that scores high on humane orientation would:
A) reward individuals for economic productivity.
B) minimize gender discrimination.
C) encourage and reward people for being kind and friendly.
D) delay gratification by planning and saving for the future.
E) avoid uncertainty and limit unpredictability.

Accepted Answer

A society with a high humane orientation values and encourages kindness, friendliness, and altruistic behaviors, rewarding individuals for being compassionate and supportive towards others.

Question 4

_____ refers to the ability to accurately interpret ambiguous cross-cultural situations.
A) Ethnocentrism
B) Cultural intelligence
C) Cultural relativism
D) Xenocentrism
E) Cultural assimilation

Accepted Answer

Cultural intelligence refers to the ability to accurately interpret ambiguous cross-cultural situations. It includes cultural knowledge, mindfulness, and behavioral skills. It enables individuals to work effectively with people from diverse cultural backgrounds.

Question 5

Project GLOBE is a massive and ongoing research program to study the impact of cultural variables on leadership behaviors and organizational effectiveness.GLOBE stands for:
A) Globe's Leading Organization Behavioral Environment.
B) Globe's Largest Organization Behavioral Environment.
C) Globalization and Liberalization of the Organizational Behavioral Environment.
D) Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness.
E) Globe's Leading Organizational Behavior Ethics.

Accepted Answer

GLOBE stands for Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness.

Question 6

Which dimension from the GLOBE project refers to how confrontational and dominant individuals are in social relationships?
A) Future orientation
B) In-group collectivism
C) Power distance
D) Assertiveness
E) Gender egalitarianism

Accepted Answer

Assertiveness is the GLOBE dimension that refers to how confrontational and dominant individuals are in social relationships. Future orientation refers to the extent to which individuals engage in future-oriented behaviors, such as planning and investing in the future. In-group collectivism pertains to the degree to which individuals identify with and prioritize the interests of their in-group over those of the larger society. Power distance reflects the extent to which individuals in a society accept and expect unequal distribution of power. Gender egalitarianism is the degree to which individuals believe that gender should not be a factor in determining social roles or opportunities.

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of ethnocentrism?
A) Though an equal number of men and women applied for a job,Troy picked only males to fill the five vacant positions.
B) Britta owns her own hair salon and was recently in trouble for having fired an employee who gained a little weight.
C) Abed,originally from India,shows a decided preference for candidates of Asian descent,saying that they are more diligent than others.
D) Jeff tends to favor younger candidates over older ones,despite the fact that the older candidates have more on-the-job experience.
E) Shirley was censured by her boss for rejecting job applications on the basis of the religion she assumed the applicants followed.

Accepted Answer

Ethnocentrism involves judging other cultures based on the standards of one's own culture, often with a belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group. Abed's preference for candidates of Asian descent reflects this bias.

Question 8

The GLOBE Project studies:
A) the methods by which companies can reduce culture shock for expatriates and repatriates.
B) the impact of cultural variables on leadership behaviors and organizational effectiveness.
C) the significance of early childhood experiences for leaders' later organizational behavior.
D) the importance of quantitative rather than qualitative study in organizational behavior.
E) the differences between societal and national culture and their impact on behavior.

Accepted Answer

The GLOBE Project specifically studies the impact of cultural variables on leadership behaviors and organizational effectiveness. Option A is too narrow and only focuses on expatriates and repatriates. Option C is too specific to one aspect of leaders' development. Option D is incorrect because the GLOBE Project focuses on both qualitative and quantitative research. Option E is partly correct but does not capture the full scope of the project's purpose.

Question 9

_____ managers have a preference for putting home-country people in key positions everywhere in the world and rewarding them more handsomely for work,along with a tendency to feel that this group is more intelligent,more capable,or more reliable.
A) Monochronic
B) Polychronic
C) Ethnocentric
D) Individualistic
E) High-context

Accepted Answer

The described management preference is characteristic of an ethnocentric approach, which places importance on the home culture and tends to favor and reward employees from the same country or culture. Monochronic and polychronic management styles are related to time orientation, individualistic management emphasizes individual achievement and responsibility, and high-context management focuses on implicit communication and shared cultural knowledge, none of which directly relate to the described attitude towards home-country employees.

Question 10

How loosely or closely a person is socially bonded reflects Hofstede's dimension of:
A) power distance.
B) individualism-collectivism.
C) masculinity-femininity.
D) uncertainty avoidance.
E) high versus low-context.

Accepted Answer

Hofstede's dimension of individualism-collectivism refers to how people prioritize their own personal goals over the goals of a group. The level of social bonding reflects how closely or loosely people feel connected to their community or social group, which is a reflection of how individualistic or collectivistic a culture is.

Question 11

Someone who is considered to possess cultural intelligence will:
A) avoid making any generalizations about the people of any culture.
B) reject cultural paradoxes as unfair stereotypes of a particular culture.
C) acknowledge the merits of ethnocentrism encouraging diversity.
D) use generalizations about cultures but avoid making them stereotypes.
E) refer to his own cultural practices to judge ambiguous cross-cultural situations.

Accepted Answer

Cultural intelligence involves an awareness and understanding of other cultures, which may include generalizations about cultural practices and behaviors. However, it is important to avoid stereotypes and recognize that cultures can be diverse and complex. Therefore, using generalizations without making them into stereotypes is a key component of cultural intelligence.

Question 12

Which of Hofstede's dimensions is a measure of inequality in social situations?
A) Power distance
B) Individualism-collectivism
C) Masculinity-femininity
D) Uncertainty avoidance
E) High versus low context

Accepted Answer

Hofstede's dimension of power distance measures the degree of inequality and social hierarchy that is accepted in a society. It reflects how much individuals in a society are willing to accept unequal distribution of power and status among individuals and groups.

Question 13

Project GLOBE (Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness)is the brainchild of University of Pennsylvania professor:
A) Robert J House.
B) Geert Hofstede.
C) Christopher Jones.
D) Elton Mayo.
E) Mary Parker Follett.

Accepted Answer

Project GLOBE was initiated by Robert J. House, a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, in 1991.

Question 14

Which of these,according to the GLOBE project,refers to how much pride and loyalty individuals should have for their family or organization?
A) Future orientation
B) In-group collectivism
C) Power distance
D) Assertiveness
E) Gender egalitarianism

Accepted Answer

In-group collectivism refers to how much pride and loyalty individuals should have for their family or organization, according to the GLOBE project.

Question 15

Which of the following nine cultural dimensions from the GLOBE project deals with how much people rely on social norms and rules to avoid insecurity and limit unpredictability?
A) Power distance
B) Uncertainty avoidance
C) Institutional collectivism
D) In-group collectivism
E) Future orientation

Accepted Answer

The cultural dimension that deals with how much people rely on social norms and rules to avoid insecurity and limit unpredictability is uncertainty avoidance.

Question 16

It is known that Wellness Inc.prefers to hire men over women because their manager,Carl,feels that men are more productive than women.It can be said that Wellness Inc.scores low on the _____ dimension of the GLOBE project.
A) gender nonconformity
B) gender continuum
C) gender egalitarianism
D) gender performativity
E) gender neutrality

Accepted Answer

Gender egalitarianism is the dimension that measures how much an organization or society promotes gender equality and minimizes gender discrimination. In this case, Wellness Inc. is not promoting gender equality and is discriminating against women by preferring to hire men. Therefore, the company scores low on the gender egalitarianism dimension.

Question 17

The belief that one's native country,culture,language,and behavior are superior to all others is known as:
A) individualism.
B) collectivism.
C) cultural relativism.
D) polycentrism.
E) ethnocentrism.

Accepted Answer

Ethnocentrism is the belief that one's own culture and way of life are superior to all others. This can lead to a judgmental and intolerant attitude towards other cultures and people who do not share the same beliefs and practices.

Question 18

Hofstede's uncertainty avoidance dimension measures:
A) how much inequality someone expects in social situations.
B) how loosely or closely a person is socially bonded.
C) if the person embraces competitive traits or nurturing traits.
D) how strongly a person desires highly structured situations.
E) if people do one thing at a time or multiple tasks simultaneously.

Accepted Answer

Hofstede's uncertainty avoidance dimension measures how strongly a person desires highly structured situations.

Question 19

Those interested in developing their cultural intelligence need to first develop their:
A) knowledge capital.
B) ethnocentric outlook.
C) monochronic nature.
D) polychronic attitude.
E) emotional intelligence.

Accepted Answer

Emotional intelligence is crucial for understanding and managing one's own emotions and empathizing with others, which is foundational for developing cultural intelligence.

Question 20

If the culture in Japan represents competitive,performance-oriented traits,it is said to be high on the _____ dimension.
A) power distance
B) individualism
C) masculinity
D) uncertainty avoidance
E) collectivism

Accepted Answer

The dimension of cultural values that measures the degree of competitiveness, achievement orientation, and assertiveness is known as masculinity. Japan is known for having a highly competitive culture with a strong emphasis on performance, so it would be considered high on the masculinity dimension. The other options (power distance, individualism, uncertainty avoidance, and collectivism) are different dimensions of cultural values. Power distance measures the degree of acceptance of unequal distribution of power, individualism measures the degree of focus on individual goals and achievements, uncertainty avoidance measures the degree of tolerance for ambiguity and unknown situations, and collectivism measures the degree of group cohesion and interdependence.

Quiz 3: Developing Global Managers

Rebecca has always focused on delaying gratification and saving money for her children's educations and her own retirement.According to dimensions from the GLOBE project,Rebecca's behavior reflects:

Which of these is one of the cultural dimensions identified by Hofstede?

A society that scores high on humane orientation would:

_____ refers to the ability to accurately interpret ambiguous cross-cultural situations.

Project GLOBE is a massive and ongoing research program to study the impact of cultural variables on leadership behaviors and organizational effectiveness.GLOBE stands for:

Which dimension from the GLOBE project refers to how confrontational and dominant individuals are in social relationships?

Which of the following is an example of ethnocentrism?

The GLOBE Project studies:

_____ managers have a preference for putting home-country people in key positions everywhere in the world and rewarding them more handsomely for work,along with a tendency to feel that this group is more intelligent,more capable,or more reliable.

How loosely or closely a person is socially bonded reflects Hofstede's dimension of:

Someone who is considered to possess cultural intelligence will:

Which of Hofstede's dimensions is a measure of inequality in social situations?

Project GLOBE (Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness) is the brainchild of University of Pennsylvania professor:

Which of these,according to the GLOBE project,refers to how much pride and loyalty individuals should have for their family or organization?

Which of the following nine cultural dimensions from the GLOBE project deals with how much people rely on social norms and rules to avoid insecurity and limit unpredictability?

It is known that Wellness Inc.prefers to hire men over women because their manager,Carl,feels that men are more productive than women.It can be said that Wellness Inc.scores low on the _____ dimension of the GLOBE project.

The belief that one's native country,culture,language,and behavior are superior to all others is known as:

Hofstede's uncertainty avoidance dimension measures:

Those interested in developing their cultural intelligence need to first develop their:

If the culture in Japan represents competitive,performance-oriented traits,it is said to be high on the _____ dimension.