Chapter 2 The Cultural Environments Facing Business(4)

INTERNATIONAL OPERATION MANAGEMENT

10) A problem of using the nation as a reference point for culture is that ________.

A) nations fail to mediate the different interests within their boundaries

B) self-stereotypes tend to fall along national lines

C) such an approach tends to be polycentric

D) variations tend to be great within a country

Answer: D

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 52

Skill: Concept

Objective: STUDY QUESTION 2.3: What are the advantages and shortcomings of using the nation as a point of reference for a culture?

AACSB: Multicultural and Diversity

11) Because certain cultural attributes can link groups from different nations more closely than groups within a given nation, international businesspeople ________.

A) must be careful to compare relevant groups when comparing nations

B) should assume that there are few significant cultural differences among nations

C) should adopt universal operating methods

D) must avoid cultural imperialism

Answer: A

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 52

Skill: Concept

Objective: STUDY QUESTION 2.3: What are the advantages and shortcomings of using the nation as a point of reference for a culture?

AACSB: Multicultural and Diversity

12) It is most accurate to say that within a nation's borders, people largely share such essential attributes as ________ and ________.

A) work attitudes; religion

B) values; language

C) levels of education; ethnicity

D) lifestyles; social classes

Answer: B

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 51

Skill: Concept

Objective: STUDY QUESTION 2.3: What are the advantages and shortcomings of using the nation as a point of reference for a culture?

AACSB: Multicultural and Diversity