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Cross-Cultural Management: Understanding Value Dimensions and Organizational Culture, Quizzes of Business Ethics

Various value dimensions, including the particularistic obligation (trompenaars), individualism (hofstede), and organizational culture. It discusses the impact of cultural differences on expatriate assignments, stereotyping, and internet usage. The document also touches upon the influence of family relationships (kinship systems) and religious customs on business practices.

What you will learn

  • What are the main characteristics of organizations in countries with low masculinity?
  • What is Individualism and how does it differ from Collectivism?
  • What is the Particularistic Obligation and how does it affect international management?

Typology: Quizzes

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TERM 1
The Particularistic Obligation (Trompenaars's
Value Dimensions)
DEFINITION 1
Obligation towards relationships
TERM 2
Individualism (Hofstede's value dimensions)
DEFINITION 2
Refers to the tendency of people to look after themselves &
their immediate family only & to neglect the needs of society
TERM 3
What is the primary reason for failed
expatriate assignments?
DEFINITION 3
Cross-cultural differences
TERM 4
Organizational Culture
DEFINITION 4
The expectations, norms, and holds held in common by
employees of a specific company or institution
TERM 5
Parochialism
DEFINITION 5
The expectation that "foreigners" should automatically fall
into host-country patterns of behaviour
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The Particularistic Obligation (Trompenaars's

Value Dimensions)

Obligation towards relationships

TERM 2

Individualism (Hofstede's value dimensions)

DEFINITION 2

Refers to the tendency of people to look after themselves &

their immediate family only & to neglect the needs of society

TERM 3

What is the primary reason for failed

expatriate assignments?

DEFINITION 3

Cross-cultural differences

TERM 4

Organizational Culture

DEFINITION 4

The expectations, norms, and holds held in common by

employees of a specific company or institution

TERM 5

Parochialism

DEFINITION 5

The expectation that "foreigners" should automatically fall

into host-country patterns of behaviour

Stereotyping should most likely be avoided by

international managers bc _____

many cultures have diverse subcultures

TERM 7

Self-Reference Criterion

DEFINITION 7

Unconcsciously referring to our own cultural values

TERM 8

What determines how the internet is used in

different countries?

DEFINITION 8

Local attitudes about info privacy

TERM 9

Intrnl. firms like Starbucks most likely modify

their business practices in Saudi Arabia bc of

____

DEFINITION 9

Prevalent religious customs & beliefs

TERM 10

The principle of was refers to

DEFINITION 10

Peace & harmony

Jane greatly values achievements & success -

what culture is she likely to come from?

individualistic

TERM 17

Fred values harmony - what culture is he

likely to come from?

DEFINITION 17

collectivist

TERM 18

According to contingency mgmt. international

managers need to ____

DEFINITION 18

Adapt their management styles to the local setting & people

TERM 19

Jane passes on insider info to her friend Jill.

What type of society does she come from?

(trompenaars)

DEFINITION 19

Particularistic

TERM 20

Universalistic Approach (Trompenaars)

DEFINITION 20

Applying rules & systems

Global managers that exhibit cultural

intelligence & cultural sensitivity are most

likely able to:

negotiate effectively in expatriate assignments

TERM 22

What type of culture is described as working

hard, persevering, & being patient are

virtuous

DEFINITION 22

Japanese

TERM 23

Kinship systems refer to the influence

of:

DEFINITION 23

Family relationships

TERM 24

Culture

DEFINITION 24

Shared values, understandings, assumptions, and goals that

over time are passed on and imposed by members of a

group or society

TERM 25

The main contribution of Harris & Moran's 8

categories is to show how ..?

DEFINITION 25

Subsystems in a society affect an individuals behaviour