Organization Development, Third Edition
Donald L. Anderson
Instructor Resource: Test Bank
1. OD is still coming to terms with its impact in a global environment. Hofstede developed a set of
dimensions of culture to help us locate how cultures differ. Which of the following describes a cultural
difference among organizations where some will tolerate ambiguity and unpredictability, where others
prefer formal rules and procedures?
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2. Which of the following describes a low power distance culture?
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3. In restrained cultures, moral discipline is important and there is less importance placed on time with
friends or leisure activities.
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4. The U.S. is generally known as a collective culture on the individualism-collectivism dimension.
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5. Choose any three of the six cultural dimensions discussed in the text and explain the two poles of each
dimension. Give an example of a culture that fits each.