31.
Rosita has a meeting scheduled for 2:00 p.m. today, but she already knows she won’t be
there until at least 2:15. However, this doesn’t bother her. In her mind, she’ll get there
when she get’s there. Furthermore, she knows that the client she’s meeting with will also
show up late. No one will feel impatient or rushed just because they are not starting on
time. Rosita and her client most likely belong to a ______ culture.
32.
Barron and Gyeong want to convince Amaro that his tools supply store should buy their
company’s brand of ratchets. When they all meet, instead of beginning their sales pitch,
Barran asks Amaro if he caught the local soccer team’s most recent match. This leads to a
discussion of the team’s season and then to talk about Gyeong’s son, who plays soccer for
the nearby university. Eventually, after they have each talked about their families, Barron
and Gyeong bring the conversation around to their product. This meeting would most likely
happen in a ______ culture.
33.
Which of the following statements about space and culture is true?
34.
A culture where people tend to express themselves directly and explicitly is a(n) ______
culture.
35.
Melissa wants her company to adopt more environmentally friendly practices, so she has
created a presentation to give to the board of directors. She begins her presentation by
explaining some background information on these practices, such as why they are
important for the environment and the company’s image. Melissa then moves on to
discussing exactly what measures she feels her company should adopt, and why she feels
they are the best options. Given this information, Melissa is most likely from a(n) ______
culture.
36.
Background information is explicitly stated in a ______ culture, but is largely implied in a(n)
______ culture.
37.
A culture with strong group orientation and coherent, stable traditions that make it
possible for shared assumptions to stand in for explicitly stated background information is
a ______ culture.
38.
Wei is giving a sales presentation in which she describes her company’s product and how
it will meet the needs of the people she is talking to. She does not explicitly state
everything she wants the audience to know. Rather, she relies on body language, tone of
voice, and eye movements to give cues that her audience members can use to understand
her full message. Wei most likely belongs to a(n) ______ culture.
39.
Which of the following statements about social hierarchy is true?
40.
Geert Hofsted refers to the way people view relationships between superiors and
subordinates as
41.
Cultures that exhibit a high power distance
42.
In cultures that have low power distance
43.
Marina’s boss has absolute authority in her office. He makes the decisions, and Marina is
expected to simply do as he says. Marina most likely lives in a ______ culture.
44.
Carly and Trent own a small graphic design company together. They can make decisions
for the company by themselves, but they often ask for input from other employees and
believe that decisions made by consensus tend to be better for the company as a whole.
Carly and Trent’s company has a(n) ______ culture.
45.
Tamiko and her friends all have social media accounts that they use to talk to each other.
However, they rarely add people that they don’t know very well to their friends lists, and
they almost never comment on posts made by companies or celebrities because they don’t
want to overstep their authority. Tamiko and her friends are likely members of a
46.
The Protestant work ethic is the belief that
47.
Which of the following statements about the expression of emotions is true?
48.
Which of the following statements about workplace values is true?
49.
Which of the following statements about language is true?
50.
Which procedure involves two translators, one with first-language skills in one language,
and one with first-language skills in another, translating a message from one language to
another and then back to the first language so that the original message can be compared
with the second translation?
51.
Which of the following statements about back translating is true?