Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 04-05 Demonstrate an appreciation for the economic and business implications of cultural change.
Topic: Implications for Managers
39.
The value systems and norms of a country are unrelated to the costs of
doing business in that country.
FALSE
The value systems and norms of a country influence the costs of doing
business in that country. The costs of doing business in a country influence
the ability of firms to establish a competitive advantage in the global
marketplace.
AACSB: Diversity
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 04-05 Demonstrate an appreciation for the economic and business implications of cultural change.
Topic: Implications for Managers
40.
The connection between culture and competitive advantage has important
implications for the choice of countries in which to locate production
facilities and do business.
TRUE
The connection between culture and competitive advantage has important
implications for the choice of countries in which to locate production
facilities and do business.
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 04-05 Demonstrate an appreciation for the economic and business implications of cultural change.
Topic: Implications for Managers
Multiple Choice Questions
41.
Which of the following is NOT true regarding culture?
A.
Culture is static.
B.
Culture varies across and within nations.
C.
Culture is a system of values and norms that are shared among a group
of people.
D.
Culture is not static. It can and does evolve, although the rate at which
culture can change is the subject of some dispute.
AACSB: Diversity
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 04-01 Explain what is meant by the culture of a society.
42.
Cross-cultural literacy refers to:
A.
an individual’s self-concept derived from perceived membership in a
relevant social group.
B.
the phenomenon of merging and converging cultures.
C.
abstract ideas about what a group believes to be good, right, and
desirable.
D.
an understanding of how cultural differences can affect business.
Cross-cultural literacy refers to an understanding of how cultural
differences across and within nations can affect the way business is
practiced.
AACSB: Diversity
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 04-01 Explain what is meant by the culture of a society.
Topic: Introduction
43.
_____ is/are best defined as shared assumptions about how things ought to
be.
A.
Norms
B.
Values
C.
Society
D.
Culture
Values refer to abstract ideas about what a group believes to be good, right,
and desirable. Put differently, values are shared assumptions about how
things ought to be.
AACSB: Diversity
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 04-01 Explain what is meant by the culture of a society.
Topic: What is Culture?
44.
The system of values and norms that are shared among a group of people
and that when taken together constitute a design for living best defines:
A.
society.
B.
value systems.
C.
principles.
D.
culture.
Culture is a system of values and norms that are shared among a group of
people and that when taken together constitute a design for living.
AACSB: Diversity
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 04-01 Explain what is meant by the culture of a society.
Topic: What is Culture?
45.
Social rules and guidelines that prescribe appropriate behavior in particular
situations are best described as:
A.
norms.
B.
values.
C.
culture.
D.
society.
Norms refer to the social rules and guidelines that prescribe appropriate
behavior in particular situations.
AACSB: Diversity
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 04-01 Explain what is meant by the culture of a society.
Topic: What is Culture?
46.
Norms refer to:
A.
the social rules and guidelines that prescribe appropriate behavior in
particular situations.
B.
a system of values that are shared among a group of people.
C.
the routine conventions of everyday life.
D.
abstract ideas about what a group believes to be good, right, and
desirable.
Norms refer to the social rules and guidelines that prescribe appropriate
behavior in particular situations.
AACSB: Diversity
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 04-01 Explain what is meant by the culture of a society.
Topic: What is Culture?
47.
A group of people who share a common set of values and norms form a:
A.
culture.
B.
society.
C.
country.
D.
caste.
Society refers to a group of people who share a common set of values and
norms.
AACSB: Diversity
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 04-01 Explain what is meant by the culture of a society.
Topic: What is Culture?
48.
_____ are the routine conventions of everyday life.
A.
Folkways
B.
Mores
C.
Rites
D.
Beliefs
Folkways are the routine conventions of everyday life. They are social
conventions concerning things such as the appropriate dress code in a
particular situation, good social manners, eating with the correct utensils,
neighborly behavior, and the like.
AACSB: Diversity
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 04-01 Explain what is meant by the culture of a society.
Topic: What is Culture?
49.
_____ are social conventions concerning things such as the appropriate
dress code in a particular situation, good social manners, eating with the
correct utensils, neighborly behavior, and the like.
A.
Values
B.
Beliefs
C.
Mores
D.
Folkways
Folkways are the routine conventions of everyday life. They are social
conventions concerning things such as the appropriate dress code in a
particular situation, good social manners, eating with the correct utensils,
neighborly behavior, and the like.
AACSB: Diversity
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 04-01 Explain what is meant by the culture of a society.
Topic: What is Culture?
50.
An act, as simple as shaking hands when meeting new people is an
example of:
A.
values.
B.
symbolic behavior.
C.
mores.
D.
social stratification.
Folkways include rituals and symbolic behavior. Rituals and symbols are the
most visible manifestations of a culture and constitute the outward
expression of deeper values.
AACSB: Diversity
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 04-01 Explain what is meant by the culture of a society.
Topic: What is Culture?
51.
A Japanese executive’s ritual of presenting a business card to a foreign
business executive is an example of:
A.
mores.
B.
values.
C.
attitudes.
D.
folkways.
Folkways are the routine conventions of everyday life. Folkways include
rituals and symbolic behavior. For example, upon meeting a foreign
business executive, a Japanese executive will hold his business card in both
hands and bow while presenting the card to the foreigner.
AACSB: Diversity
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 04-01 Explain what is meant by the culture of a society.
Topic: What is Culture?
52.
Mores are:
A.
the norms that are seen as central to the functioning of a society and its
social life.
B.
the routine conventions of everyday life.
C.
abstract ideas about what a group believes to be right, good, and
desirable.
D.
the social rules and guidelines that prescribe appropriate behavior in
particular situations.
Mores are norms that are seen as central to the functioning of a society and
to its social life. Accordingly, violating mores can bring serious retribution.
AACSB: Diversity
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 04-01 Explain what is meant by the culture of a society.
Topic: What is Culture?
53.
Which of the following statements about mores is true?
A.
Mores are the routine conventions of daily life.
B.
Mores are actions of little moral significance.
C.
In many societies, certain mores have been enacted into law.
D.
People who violate mores may be thought of as ill-mannered, but they
are not considered to be evil.
Mores include such factors as indictments against theft, adultery, incest,
and cannibalism. In many societies, certain mores have been enacted into
law.
AACSB: Diversity
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 04-01 Explain what is meant by the culture of a society.
Topic: What is Culture?
54.
Which of the following statements about values and norms of a culture is
NOT true?
A.
The values and norms of a society do not emerge fully formed.
B.
The values and norms of a society are the evolutionary product of a
number of factors.
C.
The values and norms of a society are influenced by religion.
D.
The values and norms of a society do not influence social structure.
While factors such as social structure and religion clearly influence the
values and norms of a society, the values and norms of a society can
influence social structure and religion.
AACSB: Diversity
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 04-02 Identify the forces that lead to differences in social culture.
Topic: What is Culture?
55.
A society’s social structure refers to its:
A.
system of values and norms.
B.
basic social organization.
C.
religious practices.
D.
educational infrastructure.
A society’s social structure refers to its basic social organization.
AACSB: Diversity
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 04-02 Identify the forces that lead to differences in social culture.
Topic: Social Structure
56.
The social organization of Western society tends to emphasize on:
A.
a group orientation.
B.
collectivist values.
C.
individual achievement.
D.
work groups.
In general, Western societies tend to emphasize the primacy of the
individual, whereas groups tend to figure much larger in many other
societies.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 04-02 Identify the forces that lead to differences in social culture.
Topic: Social Structure
57.
The emphasis on individualism in the United States results in all of the
following disadvantages EXCEPT:
A.
managers tend to develop good general skills but lack the company-
specific experience.
B.
difficulty in building teams within an organization to perform collective
tasks.
C.
executives are not exposed to different ways of doing business.
D.
difficulty to achieve cooperation both within a company and between
companies.
One positive aspect of high managerial mobility is that executives are
exposed to different ways of doing business.
AACSB: Diversity
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 04-03 Identify the business and economic implications of differences in culture.
Topic: Social Structure
58.
Which of the following is a consequence of the emphasis on individual
performance in many Western societies?
A.
Decreased entrepreneurship
B.
High degree of managerial mobility
C.
Increased loyalty towards an individual company
D.
Executives are not exposed to different ways of doing business
The emphasis on individual performance in many Western societies has
both beneficial and harmful aspects. Individualism finds expression in a
high degree of managerial mobility between companies, and this is not
always a good thing.
AACSB: Diversity
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 04-03 Identify the business and economic implications of differences in culture.
Topic: Social Structure
59.
Which of the following refers to the extent to which individuals can move
out of the strata into which they are born?
A.
Caste stratification
B.
Class system
C.
Social mobility
D.
Individual potential
The term social mobility refers to the extent to which individuals can move
out of the strata into which they are born. Social mobility varies significantly
from society to society. The most rigid system of stratification is a caste
system.
AACSB: Diversity
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 04-02 Identify the forces that lead to differences in social culture.
Topic: Social Structure
60.
Which of the following is a closed system of stratification in which social
position is determined by the family into which a person is born, and change
in that position is usually not possible during an individual’s lifetime?
A.
Caste system
B.
Class system
C.
Social system
D.
Cultural system
A caste system is a closed system of stratification in which social position is
determined by the family into which a person is born, and change in that
position is usually not possible during an individual’s lifetime.
AACSB: Diversity
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 04-02 Identify the forces that lead to differences in social culture.
Topic: Social Structure